Watching the wheels
C - F - C -
F - C - F C
1. People say I’m crazy, doing what I’m doing,
C -
F C
well,
they gave me all kinds of warnings
to save me from ruin.
F Dm G
G7
When I say that
I’m okay, well, they look at me kind of strange,
F Dm G
G - G7
surely you’re not happy now, you no longer play the game.
C - F C
2. People say I’m lazy, dreaming my life away,
C -
F C
well,
they give me all kinds of advice,
designed to enlighten me.
F Dm G G7
When I tell them
that I’m doing fine, watching shadows on the wall,
F Dm G G - G7
don’t you miss the big time, boy, you‘ re no longer on the ball.
F
G
C
Am - F
I’m just sitting
here watching the wheels go round and round,
Am Dm
I really love to watch them roll,
G Am D -
D7 - F Fm C
no
longer riding on the merry-go-round, I
just had to let it go.
C - F - C -
F - C - F C
3. People asking questions, lost in confusion,
C -
F C
well,
I tell them there’s no problem,
only solutions.
F Dm G G7
Well, they shake their heads and they look at me as if I’ve lost my
mind,
F Dm G G -
G7
I told them there’s no hurry, I’m just sitting here, doing time.
+ CHORUS + D7
F Fm C
- D7 - F Fm C
+ I just had to let it go, I just had to let it go.
(John Lennon)