Woman on the Wheel Gretchen Peters
30th May 2013
Tuning: Standard
CAPO: 4th fret (sounds in key of B)
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| [G]/ / / / | [D]/ / / / | [G]/ / / / | [D]/ / / / |
There's a m[G]an out here puts his head in the mouth of a cro[D]codile,
Puts the wh[G]ole thing in, takes it out, and gives the crowd a gr[D]eat big smile,
And they w[Em]alk away with their illusions of safety safely in - t[D]act,
And they t[G]ell their little wide eyed kids, "It's only an a[D]ct!"
There's a m[G]an out here throws knives at a wheel, with a blin[D]dfold on,
And the wh[G]eel spins round, and the knives bear down till they f[D]ind their home,
And I can f[Em]eel the rush, and the whoosh, of every blade of s[D]teel,
[G] 'Cause I am the woman on the wheel---[D]--!
Some - ti[G]mes I get lonely, sometimes I get scared, but m[D]ost times bored,
Some - ti[G]mes I ask God, "Please, God, just show me what's be - h[D]ind that door!",
As if [Em]God was Monty Hall, and this was 'Let's make a d[D]eal',
[G] [D]
And I am the woman on the wheel-------!
[G] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
[G] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
Had a sw[G]eet little baby in Coeur D'Alene, he was an ac[D]robat,
Took me o[G]ut on the wire, man, I never knew love could f[D]eel like that,
But, in the e[G]nd, he was a man who couldn't keep his feet on the gr[D]ound too long,
In the e[G]nd it's just another highwire act gone wr[D]ong!
So it's o[G]n with the show, and it's send in the clowns, and the tra[D]peze act,
And it's m[G]ore of the same, and it's less of a game than a c[D]old... hard... fact,
[Em]Most times, it's better not to ask myself how I f[D]eel,
[G] [D]
Oh--, I'm just the woman on the wheel------!
[G] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
[G]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
| [Bm]/ / / / | [A]/ / / / | [G]/ / / / | [D]/ / / / |
| [G]/ / / / | [D]/ / / / | [Em]/ / / / | /[D] / / / |
| [G]/ / / / | [D]/ / / / |
Now I k[G]now what you're thinking, as the knives fly by, and they f[D]ind their mark,
You're thinking, o[G]ne false move, and it's a real bad day at the a - mus[D]ement park,
You wouldn't wa[G]nna be me, but you need me just the same,[D]
To re - m[G]ind you what you stand to lose, and what you sta[D]nd to gain!
They s[G]ay I've got a death wish, yeah, but I don't th[D]ink that's true,
As f[G]ar as I can see, it's less about me, and m[D]ore about you,
You see, it a[Em]in't your fears, so much as what your fears re - v[D]eal,
[G] I'm just the woman on the wh[D]eel!
[G] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
[G] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
[G] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo!
[G] [D] [D] [D5] [D4] [D] [Dsus2] [D]
Woo--oo, hoo------- oo - oo,oo - oo, hoo! | / / /__/ / | / ||
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Chord shapes are relative to capo position:
G = 320033 D5 = xx0235
D = xx0232 D4 = xx0233
Em = 022000 Dsus2 = xx0230
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