Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Well your acting like a prima donna, playing so hard to get
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Acting so cool and nonchalant, dragging on a cigarette
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You keep a wall all around ya, I'll get through some day
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I want your love baby push come to shove
Fm C#
Gonna chip that stone away
[Chorus]
G#
Chip away - Chip away at the stone
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I won't stop until your love is my very own
G#
Chip away - That's what I'm gonna do
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Sweet little mama I wanna get next to you
[Verse 2]
G# C#
Well you stand like a marble statue, trying to look so hard
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All decked out in your antique dress while the boys all promenade
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Even a rock will crumble if you strike it night and day
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If hammer I must, I'm gonna get through your crust
Fm C#
Gonna chip that stone away
[Chorus]
G#
Chip away - Chip away at the stone
D# G#
I won't stop until your love is my very own
G#
Chip away - That's what I'm gonna do
D# G#
Sweet little mama I wanna get next to you
[Solo]
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[Chorus]
G#
Chip away - Chip away at the stone
D# G#
I won't stop until your love is my very own
G#
Chip away - That's what I'm gonna do
D# G#
Sweet little mama I wanna get next to you - yes I do, yes I do
[Outro]
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Chip away, chip away, at the stone
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Chip away, chip away, at the stone
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I won’t stop, I won’t stop, I won’t stop,
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Chip it, I'm gonna nip it, all night long
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