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Version 1 Version 2 Version 4 Version 6I did this by ear; hopefully it's correct. If you want to play the version from his album, "Acoustic," put a capo on the second fret. Possibly uncommon chord shapes. C/E D7sus2 C6/9 G7 Am/G D7/F# C7/G e 0 e 0 e 0 e 3 e 0 e 2 e 0 b 1 b 1 b 1 b 0 b 1 b 1 b 1 g 0 g 2 g 2 g x g x g 2 g 3 d 2 d 0 d 0 d 3 d 2 d 0 d 2 a x a x a 3 a x a 0 a x a x E x E x E x E 3 E 3 E 2 E 3 Watching the Wheels C/G Fmaj7/C C/G People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing Fmaj7/C C/G Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin Fmaj7/C Dm G When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange Fmaj7/C Dm G Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game C/G Fmaj7/C C/G People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away C/G Fmaj7/C C/G Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me Fmaj7/C Dm G When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall Fmaj7/C Dm G E note 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 C/E D7sus2 C6/9 I really love to watch them roll G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# F No longer riding on the merry-go-round Fm7 C/G Fmaj7/C C/G I just had to let it go C/G Fmaj7/C C/G Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion Fmaj7/C C/G Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions Fmaj7/C Dm G Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind Fmaj7/C Dm G I tell them there's no hurry I'm just sitting here doing time F G C Am I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round F C/E D7sus2 C6/9 I really love to watch them roll G G7 Am Am/G D7/F# F No longer riding on the merry-go-round Fm7 C/G D7/F# F I just had to let it go Fm7 C/G D7/F# F I just had to let it go Fm7 C7/G I just had to let it go