Watching The Wheels

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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)                                            [ optional ]
                                             the bass plays a quick D here
  C                                 F                     [ F/D ]
  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---|--------0-------|
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---------------|

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 1]
C
 People say I'm crazy
F         [ F/D ]   C
     Doing what I'm doing
           C
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
F     [ F/D ]        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 2]
C
 People say I'm lazy
F  [ F/D ]        C
     Dreaming my life away
           C
Well, they give me all kinds of advice
F     [ F/D ]      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 | % |

[Verse 3]
   C
Ah, people asking questions
F   [ F/D ]       C
     Lost in confusion
        C
Well, I tell them, there's no problem
F  [ F/D ]  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