Chris Cornell – Watching The Wheels Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chris Cornell – Watching The Wheels Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D Gmaj7 x2

[Verse 1]
D                    Gmaj7
People say I'm crazy,
             D
Doing what I'm doing
Well they 
                            Gmaj7
give me all kinds of warnings,
             D
To save me from ruin
G                Em           
When I say that I'm o.k. well 
       A
they look at me kind of strange
G                  Em       
Surely you're not happy now 
        A                   A7
you no longer play the game

[Verse 2]
D                   Gmaj7
People say I'm lazy,
            D
Dreaming my life away
Well, they 
                            Gmaj7
give me all kinds of advice,
             C
Designed to enlighten me
        G                  Em   
When I tell them that I'm doing 
                 A
fine watching shadows on the wall
G                  Em           
Don't you miss the big time boy 
           A
you're no longer on the ball?

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[Chorus]
G         A                    
I'm just sitting here watching 
     D                   Bm    G
the wheels go round and round
          F#m                 Em D
I really love to watch them roll
A          G        
No longer riding on 
    Bm         A
the merry-go-round
G      Gm             D  C# Bm
I just had to let it go
G      Gm             D  G
I just had to let it go

[Verse 3]
    D                     Gmaj7
Ah, people asking questions,
            C
Lost in confusion
Well, 
                            Gmaj7
I tell them there's no problem,
       C
Only solutions
G                               
Well, they shake their heads and 
      Em              A
they look at me, as if I've 
lost my mind
   G                   Em     
I told them there's no hurry, 
          A
I'm just sitting here doing time

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[Chorus]
G         A                    
I'm just sitting here watching 
     D                   Bm    G
the wheels go round and round
          F#m                 Em D
I really love to watch them roll
A          G        
No longer riding on 
    Bm         A   E E7
the merry-go-round
G      Gm             D  C# Bm
I just had to let it go
G      Gm             D  C# Bm
I just had to let it go
G      Gm            D
I just had to let it go

[Outro]
G D G D

How to play Watching The Wheels: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Watching The Wheels by Chris Cornell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Watching The Wheels by Chris Cornell keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 13 chords: D, Gmaj7, G, Em, A, A7, C, Bm, F#m, Gm, C# and E and 1 more.

The backbone of the song is G – Em – A – G (IV – ii – V – IV in D major). In solfa, that is fah – reh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: Bm, F#m, Gm and C# are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

Watching The Wheels chords: questions

What key is Watching The Wheels in?

Watching The Wheels by Chris Cornell is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Watching The Wheels?

Watching The Wheels uses 13 chords: D, Gmaj7, G, Em, A, A7, C, Bm, F#m, Gm, C#, E and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of Watching The Wheels?

The main progression is G – Em – A – G (IV – ii – V – IV).

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