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Watching the Wheels – John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
From: "Double Fantasy" (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Riff (verse)
C F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|0---------------|1-----0---------|----------------|
B|1---------------|1---------------|1-----1-----1---|--------1-------|
G|0---------------|0---------------|2-----2-----2---|--------0h2-----|
D|2---------------|2---------------|3-----------3---|--------3-------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BRIDGE
F Dm G G7/B G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---------------|1---------------|3---------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|3---------------|0---------------|----3-----------|
G|2---------------|2---------------|0---------------|----0-----------|
D|3---------------|0---------------|0---------------|----3-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------0h2-------2p0-----|
E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------3---|
LINK to chorus
G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----0-----0-----|
D|----0---2-0-----|
A|----------------|
E|3---------------|
CODA
F Fm C B7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|--------0-------|
G|2---------------|1---------------|0---------------|2-------2-------|
D|3---------------|3---------------|2---------------|1-------1-------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3-------2--1--0-|----------------|
E|1---------------|1---------------|----------------|2---------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G7/B x-2-3-0-3-x
G7 3-x-3-0-3-x
Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1
G/F 1-x-0-0-0(3)
Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-x
Am/F# 2-x-2-2-1-0 (= F#m7-5)
B7/F 2-x-1-2-0(2)
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INTRO
| C | % | F | % |
| C | % | F | % |
VERSE
C
People say I'm crazy
F C
Doing what I'm doing
C
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
F C
To save me from ruin
BRIDGE
F Dm
When I say that I'm okay
G G7/B
Well, they look at me kinda strange
F Dm
Surely you're not happy now
G
You no longer play the game
VERSE
C
People say I'm lazy
F C
Dreaming my life away
C
Well, they give me all kinds of advice
F C
Designed to enlighten me
BRIDGE
F Dm
When I tell them that I'm doing fine
G G7/B
Watching shadows on the wall
F Dm
Don't you miss the big time, boy?
| G | % | % | % |
You're no longer on the ball [LINK]
CHORUS
F G
I'm just sitting here
C Am
Watching the wheels go round and round
F Am Dm Dm/C
I really love to watch them roll
G G/F Am Am/G Am/F#
No longer riding on the merry-go-ro-ound [break]
F Fm7 C
I just had to let it go
INTERLUDE
| C | % | F | % |
| C | % | F | % |
C
Ah, people asking questions
F C
Lost in confusion
C
Well, I tell them, there's no problem
F C
Only solutions
BRIDGE
F
Well, they shake their heads
Dm G G7/B G7
And they look at me as if I've lost my mind
F Dm
I tell them, there's no hurry
| G | % | % | % |
I, I'm just sitting here doing time [LINK]
CHORUS
F G
I'm just sitting here
C Am
Watching the wheels go round and round
F Am Dm Dm/C
I really love to watch them roll
G G/F Am Am/G Am/F#
No longer riding on the merry-go-ro-ound [break]
CODA
F Fm | C | B7/F# |
I just had to let it go
F Fm | C | B7/F# |
I just had to let it go
F Fm | C C7 C
I just had to ... let it go