Watching the Wheels John Lennon
chords:
[C] [F] [Dm] [G] [G7] [Am] [F/E] [Dm/C] [G/F] [Am/G] [Fm]
e|-0--1--1-3-1--0---1----1-----3----0----1----------------------------------| B|-1--1--3-0-0--1---1----3-----3----1----1----------------------------------| G|-2--2--2-0-0--2---2----2-----0----2----1----------------------------------| D|-0--2--0-0-0--2---2----0-----0----2----2----------------------------------| A|-1--3--x-2-2--0---3----3-----2----0----2----------------------------------| E|-x--1--x-3-3--x---0----x-----1----3----1----------------------------------|
FM riff:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|--2---1-----------------| D|---3--------------------| A|-----3------------------| E|------------------------|
G7 Lick
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-----0------------| D|---0--------------| A|---2--------------| E|-3----------------|
F riff(you may have to compromise and either play this or the am/G chord, or combine the two by adding the root
of the Am/G note to the tab below)
e|--------0---------| B|-------1--3-1-----| G|-----2-------3----| D|---3--------------| A|------------------| E|------------------|
intro:
e|----------------------1---------| B|----------------------1---------| G|----------------------2---------| x2 D|-----2-0-2--2-0-2-3-2-3----3-2--| A|----3------3----------3---3-----| E|--------------------------------|
verse:
People say I'm crazy, doing what I'm doing
D D U D
e|-0--0-0-0----------------------1---------------------------------------| B|-1--1-1-1----------------------1----------------------1----------------| G|-0--0-0-0----------------------2----------------------0----------------| D|-2--2-2-2-----2-0-2--2-0-2-3-2-3--3-2-------2-0-2-2---2----------------| A|-3--3-3-3----3------3----------3-3---------3-----3---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well they give me all kinds of warnings, to save me from ruin
D D U D
e|-0--0-0-0----------------------1---------------------------------------| B|-1--1-1-1----------------------1---------------------1------1----------| G|-0--0-0-0----------------------2---------------------0-----0-----------| D|-2--2-2-2-----2-0-2--2-0-2-3-2-3---3-2-----2-0-2-2---2----2------------| A|-3--3-3-3----3------3----------3--3-------3-----3-----3--3-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
[F]When I say that [Dm]I'm o.k. well they [G]look at me kind of strange
[F]Surely you're not [Dm]happy now you no [G]longer play the g[G7]ame
verse 2:
People say I'm lazy, dreaming my life away
D D U D
e|-0--0-0-0----------------------1---------------------------------------| B|-1--1-1-1----------------------1----------------------1----------------| G|-0--0-0-0----------------------2----------------------0----------------| D|-2--2-2-2-----2-0-2--2-0-2-3-2-3--3-2-------2-0-2-2---2----------------| A|-3--3-3-3----3------3----------3-3---------3-----3---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, they give me all kinds of advice, designed to enlighten me
D D U D
e|-0--0-0-0----------------------1---------------------------------------| B|-1--1-1-1----------------------1---------------------1------1----------| G|-0--0-0-0----------------------2---------------------0-----0-----------| D|-2--2-2-2-----2-0-2--2-0-2-3-2-3---3-2-----2-0-2-2---2----2------------| A|-3--3-3-3----3------3----------3--3-------3-----3-----3--3-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-chorus
[F]When I tell them that I'm [Dm]doing fine watching [G]shadows on the wall
[F]Don't you miss the [Dm]big time boy you're no [G]longer on the ba[G7]ll?
chorus:
[F]I'm just [G]sitting here watching the [C]wheels go round and [Am]round[F]
I really [F/E]love to watch them [Dm]roll[Dm/C]
G G/F Am Am/G F RIFF
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
[F]I just [Fm]had to let it [C]go
break:
[C] [F]
e|----------------------1---------| B|----------------------1---------| G|----------------------2---------| x2 D|-----2-0-2--2-0-2-3-2-3----3-2--| A|----3------3----------3---3-----| E|--------------------------------|
verse 3:
A[C]h, people asking questi[F]ons, lost in [C]confusion
Well, I tell them there's no problem[F], only so[C]lutions
[F]Well, they shake their heads and they [Dm]look at me, as [G]if I've lost my mind
F Dm G G7 Lick
I told them there's no hurry, I'm just sitting here doing time
chorus:
[F]I'm just [G]sitting here watching the [C]wheels go round and [Am]round[F]
I really [F/E]love to watch them [Dm]roll[Dm/C]
G G/F Am Am/G F RIFF
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
F Fm C Fm Riff
I just had to let it go
F Fm C Fm Riff
I just had to let it go
F Fm C or Cmajor7
I just had to let it go
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