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I did this by ear; hopefully it's correct. If you want to play the version from
his album, "Acoustic," put a capo on the second fret.
Possibly uncommon chord shapes.
C/E D7sus2 C6/9 G7 Am/G D7/F# C7/G
e 0 e 0 e 0 e 3 e 0 e 2 e 0
b 1 b 1 b 1 b 0 b 1 b 1 b 1
g 0 g 2 g 2 g x g x g 2 g 3
d 2 d 0 d 0 d 3 d 2 d 0 d 2
a x a x a 3 a x a 0 a x a x
E x E x E x E 3 E 3 E 2 E 3
Watching the Wheels
C/G Fmaj7/C C/G
People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing
Fmaj7/C C/G
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
Fmaj7/C Dm G
When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Fmaj7/C Dm G
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
C/G Fmaj7/C C/G
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
C/G Fmaj7/C C/G
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
Fmaj7/C Dm G
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Fmaj7/C Dm G E note
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball
F G C Am
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
F C/E D7sus2 C6/9
I really love to watch them roll
G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# F
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
Fm7 C/G Fmaj7/C C/G
I just had to let it go
C/G Fmaj7/C C/G
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Fmaj7/C C/G
Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Fmaj7/C Dm G
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
Fmaj7/C Dm G
I tell them there's no hurry I'm just sitting here doing time
F G C Am
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
F C/E D7sus2 C6/9
I really love to watch them roll
G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# F
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
Fm7 C/G D7/F# F
I just had to let it go
Fm7 C/G D7/F# F
I just had to let it go
Fm7 C7/G
I just had to let it go