Chip Away chords by
Duff Mckagan

N/A•

Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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Talking heads are making dollars

G

G

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C

C

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It's like doing crack day after day

G

G

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C

C

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Dropping taxes on business ballers

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F

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Gm

Gm

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G

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C

C

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It'll work this time, they say

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G

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C

C

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Gotta rise up, gotta keep on fighting

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G

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C

C

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You know we've seen this all before

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G

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This too shall stop if we

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C

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keep our heads on

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F

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G

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C

C

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It'll work this time, they say

Verse 2

F

F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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I'm withdrawing

Chip away,

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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gonna pray for something new

F

F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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can you hear me calling?

F

F

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G

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C

C

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Gonna wait 'til this is through

Verse 3

G

G

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C

C

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Oh, history has had some great men

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G

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Some badass motherfuckers who didn't

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C

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give a shit

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G

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C

C

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FDR would laugh, Martin Luther'd holler

F

F

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G

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C

C

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Oh, they would put an end to this

Verse 4

F

F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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I'm withdrawing

Chip away,

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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gonna pray for something new

F

F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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can you hear me calling?

F

F

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G

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Gonna wait 'til this is through

Interlude 1

C

C

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F

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C

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G

G

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F

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C

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G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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G

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C

C

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Verse 5

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G

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I hear it often nowadays,

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C

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the Earth is flat, or so they say

G

G

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And living beings came to be all

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C

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of a sudden one day

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G

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And that white is right, the rest is wrong

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C

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I'll scratch on that and

keep moving it on

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F

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G

G

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C

C

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This'll pass this time, just wait

Verse 6

F

F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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I'm withdrawing

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F

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C

C

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Chip away, gonna pray

G

G

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for something new

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F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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can you hear me calling?

F

F

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G

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C

C

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Gonna wait 'til this is through

F

F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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I'm withdrawing

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F

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C

C

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Chip away, gonna pray

G

G

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for something new

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F

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Chip away, chip away,

C

C

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G

G

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can you hear me calling?

F

F

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Gonna wait 'til this is through

F

F

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And I hope you won't get fooled

Outro 1

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Chords

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Gm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Chip Away by Duff McKagan is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Chip Away are Bb, Eb, Ab, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, Ab, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Chip Away is approximately 95 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Chip Away using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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