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            I 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  
        
                