| C | F | Em | C | |
| People say I'm | cr | azy |
| F | Em | C | |
| Doing what I'm doing |
| F | Em | C | |
| Well they give me all kinds of warnings |
| F | Em | C | |
| To save me from ruin |
| C | Dm | G | |
| When I say that | I'm okay, well they | look at me kind of strange |
| F | Dm | G | |
| Surely your not | happy now, you no | longer play the game |
| C | F | Em | C | |
| People say I'm | la | zy |
| F | Em | C | |
| Dreaming my life away |
| F | Em | C | |
| Well they give me all kinds of advice |
| F | Em | C | |
| Designed to enlighten me |
| C | Dm | G | |
| When I tell that I'm | doing fine, watching | shadows on the wall |
| F | Dm | G | |
| Don't you miss the | big time boy, you're no | longer on the ball |
| Chorus: |
| F | G | C | Am | |
| I'm just | sitting here watching the | wheels go round and | round |
| F | Em | Dm | C | |
| I really | love to watch them | roll |
| G | F | Am | G | D/F# | |
| No | longer riding on | that merry-go- | round |
| F | G | C | |
| I just | had to let it | go |
| C F Em C x2 |
| C | F | Em | C | |
| People asking questions |
| F | Em | C | |
| Lost in confusion |
| F | Em | C | |
| Well I tell them there's no problem |
| F | Em | C | |
| Only solutions |
| C | Dm | G | |
| Well they | shake their heads and they | look at me, as | if I've lost my mind |
| F | Dm | G | |
| I | tell them there's | no hurry, I'm just | sitting here doing time |
| Chorus |
| F | G | C | D/F# | |
| I just | had to let it | go |
| F | G | C | D/F# | |
| I just | had to let it | go |
| F | G | C | |
| I just | had to let it | go |