The Big Wheel

Tom: E 
Intro: (D#m  C#  F#  E) E  D  A 

           A        B                A                 B 
Well, I was only a kid - Didn't know enough to be afraid 
A         B             A                     B 
Playing the game, but not the way the big boys played 
A        B        A                         B                  E  D A E  G 
Nothing to lose - maybe I had something to trade 
       E               D  E  G 
The way the big wheel spins 
          A        B           A          B 
Well, I was only a kid, on a holy crusade 
   A      B            A                  B 
I placed no trust in a faith that was ready-made 
A       B          A          B                E  D A E  G 
Take no chances on paradise delayed 
  E             D     A E G 
So I do a slow fade 
B F#           G#m 
   Playing for time 
   B             F#         E 
   Don't want to wait for heaven 
B F#          G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E     F#             E     F# 
   For an angel to forgive my sins 
B F#            G#m 
   Playing with fire 
   B                   F#          E 
   Chasing something new to believe in 
B F#           G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E   F#        E        F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
   E   F#        E        F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
         A        B                  A          B 
Well, I was only a kid, cruising around in a trance 
A         B               A        B 
Prisoner of fate, victim of circumstance 
   A                B             A                     B       E  D  A  E  G 
I was lined up for glory, but the tickets sold out in advance 
          E              D     A  E  G 
The way the big wheel spins 
          A        B    A                    B 
Well, I was only a kid, gone without a backward glance 
A           B                 A         B 
Going for broke, going for another chance 
A          B           A                B                  E  D  A  E  G 
Hoping for heaven - hoping for a fine romance 
 E                D      A  E  G 
If I do the right dance 
B F#          G#m 
   Playing for time 
   B           F#         E 
   Don't want to wait for heaven 
B F#          G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E   F#             E     F# 
   For an angel to forgive my sins 
B F#           G#m 
   Playing with fire 
   B                   F#          E 
   Chasing something new to believe in 
B F#             G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E    F#     E              F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
   E   F#     E              F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
(D#m  C#  F#  E) E  D  A  (A  B) (E  F#) 
D         E         D                 E 
Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith 
D          E         D                 E           (E  F#) 
Taking your chances you have the right answers 
When the final judgement begins 
D          E         D                E 
Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate 
D     E            D             E 
Life redirected in ways unexpected 
  E             F#           E     F# 
Sometimes the odd number wins 
            E            A     B  A 
The way the big wheel spins 
B F#           G#m 
   Playing for time 
   B              F#         E 
   Don't want to wait for heaven 
B F#           G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E       F#             E     F# 
   For an angel to forgive my sins 
B F#            G#m 
   Playing with fire 
   B                   F#          E 
   Chasing something new to believe in 
B F#         G#m 
   Looking for love 
   E    F#        E        F# 
   The way the big wheel spins 
   E   F#      E           F# 
   The way the big wheel spins