The Wheel chords by Rosanne Cash

Chords with lyrics

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"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:

 Dsus2Dsus2               A augmentedA
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-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------

 Dsus2Dsus2               A augmentedA
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-----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------

 Dsus2Dsus2               A augmentedA
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 MajorD 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 MajorD      A augmentedA
How long was I ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA
When did we ...
D MajorD       A augmentedA        B minorBm
Have you been ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA
When did the ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA
Do you still want ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA        B minorBm
I'll pick it all ...

(I'm not sure - this next chord could be Em, but G+G is used for
 ever other chorus, so I'm putting it here)
    G+G     A augmentedA     D MajorD
And the wheel goes ...
    G+G      A augmentedA     B minorBm
And the flame in our ...
    G+G       A augmentedA     D MajorD
And the wheel, and ...

D MajorD   A augmentedA
I am a river ...
D MajorD    A augmentedA
I came into your ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA          B minorBm
And none can judge ...
D MajorD     A augmentedA
You are a messenger ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA
You are the angel ...
D MajorD      A augmentedA         B minorBm
And who's to say ..

    G+G     A augmentedA     D MajorD
And the wheel goes ...
    G+G      A augmentedA     B minorBm
And the flame in our souls ...
    G+G       A augmentedA     D MajorD
And the wheel, and the ...

F# minorF#m           G+G
I'm not looking for ...
F# minorF#m          G+G
Oh, darling ...
F# minorF#m          E MajorE
That just to ...
G+G         A augmentedA
Is good enough ....

(solo which is based on a rising D MajorD scale, that much I know)

D MajorD      A augmentedA
Take up the hearts you ...
D MajorD       A augmentedA
Put down your ...
D MajorD       A augmentedA        B minorBm
You need fear ...
D MajorD     A augmentedA
I see the essence ..
D MajorD     A augmentedA
I stand before ...
D MajorD        A augmentedA            B minorBm
The truth moves through ...

    G+G     A augmentedA     D MajorD
And the wheel goes ....
    G+G      A augmentedA     B minorBm
And the flame in our souls ...
    G+G       A augmentedA     G+G    A augmentedA
And the wheel, and the ...

(alternate between G+G and A augmentedA a few times then back to D MajorD 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 MajorD            G+G
A augmentedA            D MajorD
B minorBm            E minorEm
G+G            C majorC
F# minorF#m           B minorBm
E MajorE            A augmentedA

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# minorF#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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