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     |