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Wheel Well

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1/1

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 1Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on first fret, or if you are dropped half a step down, put the capo on your second fret.
F/F# is played like so:
E|-0-|
B|-1-|
G|-2-|
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
E|-2-|
[Verse 1]
FThe birds on my Cstoop, Gthey don't know the Fwords
FFor the pain in my Ctooth, Gor for other Fbirds
FThe clouds they cut Cthrough Gon my way to AmworGk
FAnd I do, Gwhat's that worth?
[Verse 2]
FA name for all Cthings, Gexcept for the Fcure
FTo the sadness that Csings, Gevery night at your Fdoor
FAt every Cdoor Gof every AmrestlGess sFoul
FIt's all Gwe all know
[Chorus]
No Ampeace, no cGalm, no cFoastingC  
No F'There but for the Ggrace of God, go CI'
We're all Froped at the Cwrist, circle Fchains, hers and Chis
As one Fgoes, so goes Geverybody Amelse
Around the Fwheel well, around the Cwheel well
[Verse 3]
FIf the people you Cmeet, Gare mostly you in Fdisguise
FWant what you Cwant, Gsomething good in their Flives
FIs that a socialist Csong? GAn invocation of AmChristG, I Fguess
FIt's whatever Gyou like
[Chorus]
No Ampeace, no cGalm, no cFoastingC  
No F'There but for the Ggrace of God, go CI'
We're all Froped at the Cwrist, circle Fchains, hers and Chis
As one Fgoes, so goes Geverybody Amelse
Around the Fwheel well, around the Cwheel Gwell
[Bridge]
FYou left your body Ffading on your Ccouch
And Gfelt I Cjust might Gmake it Fup
Before I'm F/F#wasting undGerground
[Chorus 2]
AmSo grieve your lGife spent hFidingC  
The Fhours no one Gever hands it Cback
What's the Fuse? Who kept Cscore?
Medieval Fschool yard tug of Cwar
No Amarchitect, we bGuilt the cage Fourselves
[Chorus]
No Ampeace, no cGalm, no cFoastingC  
No F'There but for the Ggrace of God, go CI'
We're all Froped at the Cwrist, circle Fchains, hers and Chis
As one Fgoes, so goes Geverybody Amelse
Around the Fwheel well, around the Cwheel well
Around the Fwheel well, around the Cwheel GwellF  
[Outro]
N.C.
No one's alone or it's the one thing we are
N.C.
Beasts with big brains, computers with hearts
N.C.
Obsessed with control, or frightened and power starved
N.C.
It will get you so far

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Wheel Well

by Bad Books

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F/F#

Capo on first fret, or if you are dropped half a step down, put the capo on your second fret.

F/F# is played like so:

E|-0-|

B|-1-|

G|-2-|

D|-0-|

A|-0-|

E|-2-|

[Verse 1]

F C G F

The birds on my stoop, they don't know the words

F C G F

For the pain in my tooth, or for other birds

F C G Am G

The clouds they cut through on my way to work

F G

And I do, what's that worth?

[Verse 2]

F C G F

A name for all things, except for the cure

F C G F

To the sadness that sings, every night at your door

F C G Am G F

At every door of every restless soul

F G

It's all we all know

[Chorus]

Am G F C

No peace, no calm, no coasting

F G C

No 'There but for the grace of God, go I'

F C F C

We're all roped at the wrist, circle chains, hers and his

F G Am

As one goes, so goes everybody else

F C

Around the wheel well, around the wheel well

[Verse 3]

F C G F

If the people you meet, are mostly you in disguise

F C G F

Want what you want, something good in their lives

F C G Am G F

Is that a socialist song? An invocation of Christ, I guess

F G

It's whatever you like

[Chorus]

Am G F C

No peace, no calm, no coasting

F G C

No 'There but for the grace of God, go I'

F C F C

We're all roped at the wrist, circle chains, hers and his

F G Am

As one goes, so goes everybody else

F C G

Around the wheel well, around the wheel well

[Bridge]

F F C

You left your body fading on your couch

G C G F

And felt I just might make it up

F/F# G

Before I'm wasting underground

[Chorus 2]

Am G F C

So grieve your life spent hiding

F G C

The hours no one ever hands it back

F C

What's the use? Who kept score?

F C

Medieval school yard tug of war

Am G F

No architect, we built the cage ourselves

[Chorus]

Am G F C

No peace, no calm, no coasting

F G C

No 'There but for the grace of God, go I'

F C F C

We're all roped at the wrist, circle chains, hers and his

F G Am

As one goes, so goes everybody else

F C

Around the wheel well, around the wheel well

F C G F

Around the wheel well, around the wheel well

[Outro]

N.C.

No one's alone or it's the one thing we are

N.C.

Beasts with big brains, computers with hearts

N.C.

Obsessed with control, or frightened and power starved

N.C.

It will get you so far

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