The Wheel chords by Rosanne Cash

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This one I transcribed and typed in myself. Please add it to the
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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:

 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 ...
D      A
When did we ...
D       A        Bm
Have you been ...
D      A
When did the ...
D      A
Do you still want ...
D      A        Bm
I'll pick it all ...

(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 ...
    G      A     Bm
And the flame in our ...
    G       A     D
And the wheel, and ...

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

    G     A     D
And the wheel goes ...
    G      A     Bm
And the flame in our souls ...
    G       A     D
And the wheel, and the ...

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

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

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

    G     A     D
And the wheel goes ....
    G      A     Bm
And the flame in our souls ...
    G       A     G    A
And the wheel, and the ...

(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 (marc@owlnet.rice.edu)

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