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