Rush – The Big Wheel (Guitar)

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[Intro] D#m C# F# E x2 E D A x3 E D [Verse 1]
      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
Nothing to lose - maybe I had something to trade
[Pre-chorus 1] E D A E D
     A       E         D     A
The way the big wheel spins
E D [Verse 2]
      A     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
Take no chances on paradise delayed
E D A E D
   A    E       D     A
So I do a slow fade
E D A [Chorus]
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
[Verse 3]
             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
I was lined up for glory, but the tickets sold out in advance
[Pre-chorus 1] E D A E D
     A       E         D     A
The way the big wheel spins
E D [Verse 4]
      A       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
Hoping for heaven - hoping for a fine romance
E D A E D
   A    E         D      A
If I do the right dance
E D A [Chorus]
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
[Instrumental] D#m C# F# E x2 E D A x8 [Bridge]
D                 D
Wheel goes round, landing on a twist of faith

D                           D
Taking your chances you'll have the right answers

         E     F#             E    F#        E    F#       E    F#
When the final judgment begins

D                  D
Wheel goes round, landing on a leap of fate

D                  D
Life redirected in ways unexpected

      E       F#             E    F#
Sometimes the odd number wins

             E         F#      E    F#
The way the big wheel spins
[Chorus]
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

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#
The way the big wheel spins

E   F#       E         F#
The way the big wheel spins
[Outro] B F# G#m
E   F#       E         F#
The way the big wheel spins
B F# G#m
E   F#       E         F#
The way the big wheel spins
Repeat until fade out