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C F People say I'm crazy... C Doing what I'm doing Well, they give me all kinds of warnings To save me from ruin

F Dm When I say I'm okay G Well, they look at me kind of strange Surely you're not happy now You no longer play the game

People say I'm lazy Dreaming my life away Well they give me all kinds of advice Designed to enlighten me

When I tell them that I'm doing fine Watching shadows on the wall Don't you miss the big time boy You're no longer on the ball

F G C Am ...I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round F Dm F ...I really love to watch them roll G Am ...No longer riding on the merry-go-round F F7 C C/B C/A C/G F ...I just had to let it go

Ah, people asking questions Lost in confusion Well, I tell them there's no problem Only solutions

Well, they shake their heads and they look at me As if I've lost my mind I tell them there's no hurry I'm just sitting here doing time

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round I really love to watch them roll No longer riding on the merry-go-round F C C/B C/A C/G ...I just had to let it go F (Fm6) Cmaj7 ...I just had to let it go

Chords

Very standard chords for the most part. Many of the F chords seem to in fact be Fmaj7, my preferred variant of which is shown below. Also note the Fm6, Cmaj7, and the C walkdowns.

e-|---1----0----1----3---|--0------1----1------0-----|---0----0-----0-----0-----|-
B-|---1----1----3----0---|--1------1----3------0-----|---1----1-----1-----1-----|-
G-|---2----0----2----0---|--2------2----1------0-----|---0----0-----0-----0-----|-
D-|---3----2----0----0---|--3------1----3------2-----|---2----------------------|-
A-|---3----3---------2---|-(3)-----3----3------3-----|---3----2-----0-----------|-
E-|---1--------------3---|-(1)-----1----1------------|--------------------3-----|-
      F    C    Dm   G     Fmaj7   F7   Fm6   Cmaj7      C    C/B   C/A   C/G

Song Info

Watching the Wheels
by John Lennon
Copyright 1981
Album: Double Fantasy
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