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Wheel by Jerry Jeff Walker
Wheel
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
G Em C G
If I took a rollin' wheel And rolled it ten times round
G Em G Em D
Would it travel far from here Or would it just go round
G Em G Em
Round and Round
[Verse 1]
G Em G Em C G D
As a young boy I helped the old man Workin' in the fields
G Em G Em C G D
And everyday, we hauled the hay, To the rollin' of the wheels
G Em G Em C G D
'Til one day the tractor laid The old man down to the ground
G Em G Em C G
The tractor pitched him into a ditch and Left a dusty sound
Em Em C Em D
Of the wheel that kept spinnin' round The wheel that kept spinnin' round
[CHORUS]
G Em G Em C G D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin' us all on our way
G Em G Em C Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin back all that they gave
C Em C Em D
Takin' us all on our way Takin' back all that they save
[Verse 2]
G Em G Em C G D
I never knew my father well The war called him too soon
G Em G Em C G D
Said he was an officer Saw some pictures in my room
G Em G Em C G D
The letter said he was reported dead Near the front lines he'd been found
G Em G Em C Em
A mine blew his jeep into a twisted heap And he lay there still for the sound
D
C D Em D
Of the wheel that kept spinnin' round.
[CHORUS]
G Em G Em C G D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin' us all on our way
G Em G Em C Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin back all that they gave
C Em C Em D
Takin' us all on our way Takin' back all that they save
[Verse 3]
G Em G Em C G D
My brother chased a dream of wheels His whole life geared for the race
G Em G Em C
As soon as he could, he drove off for good His whole life was short, quick, and
G D
straight
G Em G Em C G D
He only lived to spin those wheels And make that move over ground
G Em G Em C
'Til the steering failed and he crashed the rail And he laid there still for
G D
the sounds
Em C Em D
Of the wheel that kept spinning round.
[CHORUS]
G Em G Em C G D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin' us all on our way
G Em G Em C Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin back all that they gave
C Em C Em D
Takin' us all on our way Takin' back all that they save
[Verse 4]
G Em G Em C G D
As for me, my life's too short The wheel has carried me far
G Em G Em C G D
Around this world 100 times By bus, truck, train, bike , or car (???)
G Em G Em C G
And just like the rest I roll on to my death On a country road far from town
D
G Em G Em C
It's there by the wheel just as sure as I feel That there won't be but one
G D
sound
Em C Em C D
That's the wheel that keeps spinning round Yeah the wheel that keeps spinning
Em D
round
[CHORUS]
G Em G Em C G D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin' us all on our way
G Em G Em C Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on Takin back all that they gave
C Em C Em D
Takin' us all on our way Takin' back all that they save
G Em G Em C G d
The rollin' wheels, yeah rollin' on Takin' back all that they gave
C Em
Takin' us all on our way
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