Carve Away The Stone chords by Rush

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
| G  A  | E   | G  A  | D   |


Verse 1:
    G     A
You can roll that stone
    E
To the top of the hill
G         A    D
Drag your ball and chain behind you
    G     A
You can carry that weight
    E
With an iron will
  G       A   D
Or let the pain remain behind you

Chorus:
F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D
If you must roll that rock alone

F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D        G
If you must roll that rock alone


Interlude:
| Am  F  | G  Am  | G  Am  | G  Am  |
| G  A  | E    | G  A  | D    |


Verse 2:
    G      A
You can drive those wheels
    E
To the end of the road
     G       A  D
You will still find the past right behind you
G   A
Try to deny
  E
The weight of the load
    G      A      D
Try to put the sins of the past night behind you


Chorus:
F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D
If you must roll that rock alone

F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D        G
If you must roll that rock alone


Interlude:
| C    | G    | C  G  | Bb  C  |
| C    | G    | F  G  | G    |
| G  D  | F  G  | F  G  | G    |


Bridge:
     A    B
You call roll the stone
    F#
To the top of the hill
    G     A
You can carry that weight
    E
With an iron will
    A      B
You can drive those wheels
    F#
To the end of the road
    G    A
You can try to deny
  E          D
The weight of the load


Chorus:
F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D
If you must roll that rock alone

F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D        G
If you must roll that rock alone

F   Em       Am G
 Chip away the stone
D       G
Chip away the stone
F    Em   Am
Make the burden lighter
    F  D        G
If you must roll that rock alone


Outro:
| G   | G   | G   | G   | x2
| D   |