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Wheels On Fire

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[Intro]
F#m Bm F#m Bm
F#m Bm F#m Bm
F#m Bm F#m Bm
[Verse]
F#mWell you say, you Bmwon
F#mYou'll work until the work is Bmdone
F#mI don't see you lift Bma hand
F#mTo help out one of your fellow Bmmen
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C#mAnd they're using us up Bmagain
C#mBut I won't be no puppet on a Bmstring
[Chorus]
AYour wheels on fire
Your Bmone desire
Is to F#mroll and rule over everyBmone
ACome on then do it
BmWe see right through it
You can F#mroll and rule
But we will overBmcome
[Bridge]
F#m Bm F#m Bm
[Verse 2]
F#mYou say, you Bmwon
F#mThe talk until all the talk is Bmdone
F#mI see you move your mBmouth
F#mBut I hear nothing of any weighBmt come out
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C#mAnd you're calling on our defeat Bmagain
C#mYou're talking, talking, but you're not really saying Bmanything
[Chorus]
AYour wheels on fire
Your Bmone desire
Is to F#mbend and twist every little thing we ve Bmdone
ACome on then do it
We see Bmright through it
You can F#mbend and twist
But we ll be holding Bmstrong
[Verse 2]
DYou re building us up jC#must to tear us dF#mown
You think that Anothing s gonna stop you Bmnow
But I hear you re C#mpreaching from the lowest F#mthrone
[Bridge]
F#m Bm F#m Bm
F#m Bm F#m Bm
[Chorus]
AYour wheels on fire
Your Bmone desire
Is to F#mpoint and push your will on eveBmryone
ACome on then do it
It's Bmso like you, yeah
You can F#mpoint and push
But we will Bmovercome
[Chorus]
AYour wheels on fire
Your Bmone desire
Is to F#mtear and twist everybody's Bmarm
ACome on let's try it
But no Bmone buys it
You can F#mtear and twist
But we will Bmovercome
We will Bmovercome
[Outro]
F#m Bm F#m Bm
F#m

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Wheels On Fire

by Glen Hansard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

F#m Bm F#m Bm

[Verse]

F#m Bm

Well you say, you won

F#m Bm

You'll work until the work is done

F#m Bm

I don't see you lift a hand

F#m Bm

To help out one of your fellow men

[Pre-Chorus 1]

C#m Bm

And they're using us up again

C#m Bm

But I won't be no puppet on a string

[Chorus]

Your wheels on fire

Your one desire

F#m Bm

Is to roll and rule over everyone

Come on then do it

We see right through it

F#m

You can roll and rule

But we will overcome

[Bridge]

F#m Bm F#m Bm

[Verse 2]

F#m Bm

You say, you won

F#m Bm

The talk until all the talk is done

F#m Bm

I see you move your mouth

F#m Bm

But I hear nothing of any weight come out

[Pre-Chorus 2]

C#m Bm

And you're calling on our defeat again

C#m Bm

You're talking, talking, but you're not really saying anything

[Chorus]

Your wheels on fire

Your one desire

F#m Bm

Is to bend and twist every little thing we ve done

Come on then do it

We see right through it

F#m

You can bend and twist

But we ll be holding strong

[Verse 2]

D C#m F#m

You re building us up just to tear us down

A Bm

You think that nothing s gonna stop you now

C#m F#m

But I hear you re preaching from the lowest throne

[Bridge]

F#m Bm F#m Bm

[Chorus]

Your wheels on fire

Your one desire

F#m Bm

Is to point and push your will on everyone

Come on then do it

It's so like you, yeah

F#m

You can point and push

But we will overcome

[Chorus]

Your wheels on fire

Your one desire

F#m Bm

Is to tear and twist everybody's arm

Come on let's try it

But no one buys it

F#m

You can tear and twist

But we will overcome

We will overcome

[Outro]

F#m Bm F#m Bm

F#m

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