G            Em                    C                  G
If I took a rollin' wheel    And rolled it ten times round
G                Em       G         Em                 D
Would it travel far from here  Or would it just go round
            G    Em      G   Em
Round and Round

[Verse 1]
G     Em          G          Em      C               G     D
As a young boy I helped the old man Workin' in the fields
     G    Em      G         Em           C              G       D
And everyday, we hauled the hay, To the rollin' of the wheels
 G       Em       G       Em      C                    G       D
'Til one day the tractor laid The old man down to the ground
      G      Em           G     Em        C            G
The tractor pitched him into a ditch and Left a dusty sound
        Em                       Em            C                       Em     D
Of the wheel that kept spinnin' round     The wheel that kept spinnin' round

[CHORUS]
G        Em     G      Em     C                    G   D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on    Takin' us all on our way
G        Em     G      Em     C                        Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on   Takin back all that they gave
C                     Em     C                        Em     D
Takin' us all on our way   Takin' back all that they save

[Verse 2]
   G     Em      G      Em        C                   G    D
I never knew my father well   The war called him too soon
 G      Em      G   Em             C              G    D
Said he was an officer   Saw some pictures in my room
     G      Em          G        Em              C                      G    D
The letter said he was reported dead   Near the front lines he'd been found
   G             Em           G      Em            C                       Em     D
A mine blew his jeep into a twisted heap   And he lay there still for the sound
       C           D              Em     D
Of the wheel that kept spinnin' round.

[CHORUS]
G        Em     G      Em     C                    G   D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on    Takin' us all on our way
G        Em     G      Em     C                        Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on   Takin back all that they gave
C                     Em     C                        Em     D
Takin' us all on our way   Takin' back all that they save


[Verse 3]
   G        Em       G        Em            C                         G    D
My brother chased a dream of wheels   His whole life geared for the race
    G         Em         G             Em         C                                     G    D
As soon as he could, he drove off for good   His whole life was short, quick, and straight
   G     Em       G          Em           C                     G    D
He only lived to spin those wheels   And make that move over ground
           G       Em              G         Em            C                           G    D
'Til the steering failed and he crashed the rail   And he laid there still for the sounds
         Em        C              Em     D
Of the wheel that kept spinning round.


[CHORUS]
G        Em     G      Em     C                    G   D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on    Takin' us all on our way
G        Em     G      Em     C                        Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on   Takin back all that they gave
C                     Em     C                        Em     D
Takin' us all on our way   Takin' back all that they save


[Verse 4]
G      Em      G          Em          C                    G    D
As for me, my life's too short   The wheel has carried me far
   G         Em    G    Em        C                            G    D
Around this world 100 times   By bus, truck, train, bike , or car (???)
     G            Em           G        Em            C                     G    D
And just like the rest I roll on to my death   On a country road far from town
       G           Em            G         Em          C                        G    D
It's there by the wheel just as sure as I feel   That there won't be but one sound
           Em           C              Em        C                D               Em   D
That's the wheel that keeps spinning round   Yeah the wheel that keeps spinning round

[CHORUS]
G        Em     G      Em     C                    G   D
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on    Takin' us all on our way
G        Em     G      Em     C                        Em
Rollin' wheel, rollin' on   Takin back all that they gave
C                     Em     C                        Em     D
Takin' us all on our way   Takin' back all that they save

      G       Em           G      Em   C                         G  d
The rollin' wheels, yeah rollin' on   Takin' back all that they gave
  C                  Em
Takin' us all on our way