The Wheel

"The Wheel" (Rosanne Cash) 
>From the album _The_Wheel_ 
Transcribed with no permission whatsoever by Marc Hirsh 
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Here's the title song to Rosanne Cash's brilliant latest album.  
I'm not entirely sure what the intro riff is, but I think that  
it's something along the lines of: 
 

    
        Abrir tablatura
        
    
    
  Dsus2                             A 
E-----------5-----|-----------5---|-----------5---|-----------5-- 
B-------5-------5-|-------5-------|-------5-------|-------5------ 
G---7-------------|---7-----------|---6-----------|---6---------- 
D-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7 
A-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
E-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
 
  Dsus2                             A 
E-----------5-----|-----------5---|-----------5---|-----------5-- 
B-------5-------5-|-------5-------|-------5-------|-------5------ 
G---7-------------|---7-----------|---6-----------|---6---------- 
D-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7 
A-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
E-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
 
  Dsus2                             A 
E-----------5-----|-----------5---|-----------5---|-----------5-- 
B-------5-------5-|-------5-------|-------5-------|-------5------ 
G---7-------------|---7-----------|---6-----------|---6---------- 
D-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7 
A-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
E-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
 
E-----------5-----|-----------5---|-----------5---|-----------5-- 
B-------5-------5-|-------5-------|-------5-------|-------5------ 
G---4-------------|---4-----------|---4-----------|---4---------- 
D-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---7 
A-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------- 
E-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------
 
 
but I'm not sure. Steuart Smith is very close to being God, and so 
I can't tell with a high level of certainty. Plus, the way I've  
tabbed it out, the riff is a bitch to play, but then, I'm not very 
good. Any corrections are totally welcome. Anyway, this may not 
matter that much if, like me, the key of D is just way to high for 
you to sing. I've transposed it to A, capoed up at the 2nd fret. 
I'll put my chords at the end. I also don't know the solo, but it 
shouldn't be too hard to either figure it out yourself or just 
fake it. That's what I do. 
 
D            A 
How long was I alseep? 
D           A 
When did we plan to meet? 
D             A                Bm 
Have you been waiting long for me? 
D            A 
When did the sky turn black? 
D            A 
Do you still want me back? 
D            A               Bm 
I'll pick it all up piece by piece. 
 
(I'm not sure - this next chord could be Em, but G is used for 
 ever other chorus, so I'm putting it here) 
        G          A         D           
And the wheel goes round and round. 
        G            A          Bm 
And the flame in our souls will never burn out. 
        G              A          D 
And the wheel, and the wheel goes round. 
 
D      A 
I am a river with a voice. 
D        A 
I came into your life by choice. 
D            A                   Bm 
And none can judge just how that feels. 
D         A 
You are a messenger from God. 
D           A 
You are the angel I forgot. 
D            A                 Bm 
And who's to say that it isn't real? 
 
        G          A         D 
And the wheel goes round and round. 
        G            A          Bm 
And the flame in our souls will never burn out. 
        G              A          D 
And the wheel, and the wheel goes round. 
 
F#m                     G 
I'm not looking for the answers. 
F#m                   G 
Oh, darling don't you see 
F#m                   E 
That just to know the question 
G                  A 
Is good enough for me. 
 
(solo which is based on a rising D scale, that much I know) 
 
D           A 
Take up the hearts you came to heal. 
D             A 
Put down your dagger and your shield. 
D             A                Bm 
You need fear nothing now from me. 
D         A 
I see the essence of the man. 
D         A 
I stand before you as a friend. 
D               A                       Bm 
The truth moves through us even when we sleep. 
 
        G          A         D 
And the wheel goes round and round. 
        G            A          Bm 
And the flame in our souls will never burn out. 
        G              A          G       A 
And the wheel, and the wheel goes round. 
 
(alternate between G and A a few times then back to D with riff) 
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Still with me? Good. If you'd like the handy-dandy Marc Hirsh 
transposition into the key of A, follow along. Capo at the 2nd 
fret. Then, change the following chords: 
 
Chord in original key    Chord FORM capoed at 2 
---------------------    ---------------------- 
D                        G 
A                        D 
Bm                       Em 
G                        C 
F#m                      Bm 
E                        A 
 
That should do it. With a text editor, you should be able to  
change the chords in the main body of this file yourself. Not only 
does it make it easier on us baritone-types, but it also  
eliminates that pesky F#m chord, which can be a pain if your 
fingers aren't in the mood to barre chords. If you get some use  
out of this song, let me know, so I can be sure that I'm not just 
posting to see my own name on the .net. 
 
--  
Marc Hirsh ([email protected]) 
 
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      V 
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