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The Wheel

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Capo 3
CStarts of dreams, I'm able to breath underwater, someone's daughter's
Fsugar, Southern weather voice, with Lucky Strikes she stries  to cover the 
DmSmeFll, cover the 
Cnoises of hiGs mouth
Dmblue out the plains of hFis face, cover the
CnoDmiseFs  he makes
CThere's a man, and I hate Ghim plainly
nothFing fancDy in how gClad I Gwatched them bury him
But ever siCnce then, I can feel him alGl around me
AmclawGinFg like a crowd
Like Amthe weather Gsucks me in Fand spits me out
CUnderstand I am only Gas he made me,
Ama faithful servant to all oDmf the noise,
all of Amthe lights,
all Cthe flashing in my head,
the sound of Dmhis mouth,
loud aFs a crowd,
and you'Cre lucky thaGt you're dead
because CDmlemency is Ftugging me
but CI'm sorrDmy that she's weak.
Am C G Dm F C G Dm F C
CBecause I won'Dmt bFe merciful
like what got Cyou first Gin your throat,
I will Dmbe reaFl, real slow, 
just likCe a wheeGl, turn over.
I'm likDme a Fwheel. 
I'm likCe Ga wheel
 Dm   F   C   GX5
AmI'll Dmbe rFeal, IG'll Dmbe real.
I'll tFurn Cover like a wheel.

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The Wheel

by Laura Stevenson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Starts of dreams, I'm able to breath underwater, someone's daughter's

sugar, Southern weather voice, with Lucky Strikes she stries to cover the

Dm F

Smell, cover the

C G

noises of his mouth

Dm F

blue out the plains of his face, cover the

C Dm F

noises he makes

C G

There's a man, and I hate him plainly

F D C G

nothing fancy in how glad I watched them bury him

C G

But ever since then, I can feel him all around me

Am G F

clawing like a crowd

Am G F

Like the weather sucks me in and spits me out

C G

Understand I am only as he made me,

Am Dm

a faithful servant to all of the noise,

all of the lights,

all the flashing in my head,

the sound of his mouth,

loud as a crowd,

C G

and you're lucky that you're dead

Dm F

because Clemency is tugging me

C Dm

but I'm sorry that she's weak.

Am C G Dm F C G Dm F C

C Dm F

Because I won't be merciful

C G

like what got you first in your throat,

Dm F

I will be real, real slow,

C G

just like a wheel, turn over.

Dm F

I'm like a wheel.

C G

I'm like a wheel

Dm F C G

Am Dm F G Dm

I'll be real, I'll be real.

F C

I'll turn over like a wheel.

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