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Capo 2
       F11230x
      Gm333553
      Bbx3331x
     C/G01023x
      Dm13200x
Intro (spoken):
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Verse 1
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FHey mister take a-load-off let-me-explain,
FI'm not hidin' from-'y-carry-the-blame,
FHave-yourself a good-look from the Sa-ska-toon plain
FNothing's that clear in life I swear by the-claim.
BbI rack my conscience for the will to achieve;
Bb      [guitar pause]                     [F; see below]
I could lie, die, cry and to this day not receive.
e|----1------|
B|-0s3-------|
G|-----2-0---|
D|---------3-|
Chorus 1
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F             C      F          C  F
CCause I'm nFot steaCdy like Eddy. ...I may not smile for a while.
FGot-a-little-of-the-Cdevil and a Fmean streak.C  
F'cz-I-hope to Cone, day, Fbe, com-plete.
                C  [guitar pause]    F             [stop]
In-the-meantime, yes..... We're just chippin'-away.
Verse 2
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[gets fuller now]  F
Eh, got-'ole Michael-Hehir playin'-on-guitar.
FSometimes we go-for-months, not talk at-all.
FNo crumblin' wall here, the journey's come-too-far.
F'O rocket spaceship, take us to-the-stars!
CThey're building castles straight up to the sky,
        C  [guitar pause]
But the Empire States still looks to me like it's high...
Chorus 1 (again)
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F       C      F          C F         C
I'm not stFeady likCe Eddy.   I may not smile for a while.
FGot-a-little-of-the-Cdevil and a Fmean streak.C  
'cz-FI hope-to Cone, day, Fbe, com-plete, yea
                     C[guitar pause]  F  
'n-in the meantime, yes... we're just chippin'-away.
Chorus 2
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F               C         F       C    F
(God) CI'm not sFteady likCe Eddy, 'o oh. I may not smile for a-while.
FGod, bless, the poor man, who knoooows what-he-seeCks.
F'cz-I hope to one day be complete.
                 C[guitar pause]                 F  
In the meantime, yea, ... ... ... we're just ... chippin'-away.
FWoo-o-o-oo, FWoo-o-o-oo, FWoo-o-o-oo.

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Chippin Away

by Corey Hart

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

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Capo 2

11230x

333553

x3331x

C/G

01023x

13200x

Intro (spoken):

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Verse 1

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Hey mister take a-load-off let-me-explain,

I'm not hidin' from-'y-carry-the-blame,

Have-yourself a good-look from the Sa-ska-toon plain

Nothing's that clear in life I swear by the-claim.

I rack my conscience for the will to achieve;

Bb [guitar pause] [F; see below]

I could lie, die, cry and to this day not receive.

e|----1------|

B|-0s3-------|

G|-----2-0---|

D|---------3-|

Chorus 1

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F C F C F

C F C

Cause I'm not steady like Eddy. ...I may not smile for a while.

F C F C

Got-a-little-of-the-devil and a mean streak.

F C F

'cz-I-hope to one, day, be, com-plete.

C [guitar pause] F [stop]

In-the-meantime, yes..... We're just chippin'-away.

Verse 2

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[gets fuller now] F

Eh, got-'ole Michael-Hehir playin'-on-guitar.

Sometimes we go-for-months, not talk at-all.

No crumblin' wall here, the journey's come-too-far.

'O rocket spaceship, take us to-the-stars!

They're building castles straight up to the sky,

C [guitar pause]

But the Empire States still looks to me like it's high...

Chorus 1 (again)

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F C F C F C

F C

I'm not steady like Eddy. I may not smile for a while.

F C F C

Got-a-little-of-the-devil and a mean streak.

F C F

'cz-I hope-to one, day, be, com-plete, yea

C F

[guitar pause]

'n-in the meantime, yes... we're just chippin'-away.

Chorus 2

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F C F C F

C F C

(God) I'm not steady like Eddy, 'o oh. I may not smile for a-while.

F C

God, bless, the poor man, who knoooows what-he-seeks.

'cz-I hope to one day be complete.

C F

[guitar pause]

In the meantime, yea, ... ... ... we're just ... chippin'-away.

F F F

Woo-o-o-oo, Woo-o-o-oo, Woo-o-o-oo.

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