Watching The Wheels chords

by John Lennon

Watching The Wheels was written by John Lennon.
Recorded: 1980
Released: March 13, 1981 in the US, and March 27, 1981 in the UK.
Album: Double Fantasy.
Producers: John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Jack Douglas

Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 84 bpm (♩)
Chords: C, F, G, G/F, Dm, Dm7, Dm7/C, Am, Am/G, D7/F#, Fm, Ab

Chart Legend

Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note

Watching The Wheels chords & lyrics

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               C      F      C      F
Intro: 4/4 ‖      |      |      |      ‖

 C                         F                   C
1. People say I'm cra-zy       Do-in' what I'm do-in'
              C                               F                  C 
   Well, they give me all kinds of warn-ings     To save me from ru-in
   F               Dm                     G
   When I say that I'm o-kay, well they look at me kind-a strange
   F                  Dm                 G
   Sure-ly you're not hap-py now, you no lon-ger play the game

 C                     F               C
2. People say I'm lazy    Dream-ing my life a-way
              C                             F            C
   Well, they give me all kinds of ad-vice     de-signed to en-ligh-ten me
          F                  Dm                    G
   When I tell them that I'm do-ing fine watch-ing sha-dows on the wall
 F                    Dm                       G
   Don't you miss the big time, boy. You're no lon-ger on the ball

      F          G                           C                   Dm     F
Chorus: I'm just sit-ting here watch-ing the wheels go round and round
                  Am                 Dm7    Dm7/C
        I real-ly love to watch them roll
      G            G/F            Am        Am/G    D7/F#
        No lon-ger ri-ding on the mer-ry-go-round |        |
      F        Fm                  C     F     C     F
        I just had to let it go |     |     |     |     |

   C                               F              C 
3. Ahhh, people ask me quest-ions     Lost in con-fu-sion
           C                             F           C 
   Well, I tell them there's no prob-lem    only sol-u-tions
             F                          Dm              G
   Well they shake their heads and they looked at me as if I've lost my mind
     F                    Dm               G
   I told them there's no hur-ry, I'm just sit-ting here do-ing time

      F          G                           C                   Dm     F
Chorus: I'm just sit-ting here watch-ing the wheels go round and round
                  Am                 Dm7    Dm7/C
        I real-ly love to watch them roll
      G            G/F            Am        Am/G     D7/F#
        No lon-ger ri-ding on the mer-ry-go-round |         |
      F        Fm             C      D7/F#
        I just had to let it |go  -        |
      F        Fm             C     D7/F#
        I just had to let it |go  -        |  
      F        Ab                    C          C
        I just had to    let it |²⁄₄ go....|⁴⁄₄ o... |
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