The Wheel Within the Clay

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘The Wheel Within the Clay’ is on “Deep in the Neon”, Homecoming, 1991, and “Bullets in the Hour Glass”, Shanachie, 1992.  This is the live version. 

Another really good (what did you expect) and often overlooked song.  Sounds too topical in 2005 to be as old as it is.  I don´t really think they can bend the light, though, not when you look closely.  The wheel within the clay – what an image.

 

 

Capo 2^nd fret

 

Periodically add D-note on B-string to (Em)-chords

 

(D) (Am) (Em)  (D) (Am) (Em)  (D) (Am) (Em)  (D) (Am) (Em) 

(D) You can (Am)spend a (Em)lifetime

(D) Waiting (Am)for the (Em)guru,

(D) Someone (Am)here must (Em)know the way home,

(D) You can make be(Am)lieve that (Em)you do.

 

(C) Dark (D)wings on a (G)cadmium sky,

(C) The priest he (D)feels the (Em)breeze,

(C) But does he (D)know where the (G)wind comes from?

(C) (D)What is up his (Em)sleeve? (D) (Am) (Em)  (D) (Am) (Em)

 

(D) Sunday (Am)morning (Em)TV

(D) Is filled with (Am)flags and (Em)God,

(D) The (Am)symbols of the (Em)heartland,

(D) The (Am)lightning and the (Em)rod.

 

(C) Sure, (D)they can take your (G)money,

(C) They can (D)even bend the (Em)light,

(C) It’s whatever (D)makes you (G) feel the words,

(C) It all is gonna (G)be all (D)right. (C) (G/B) (D/A)

 

And (C)oh, (D)oh, (G)oh, (Em)

(C) (D)Can’t be worlds a(Em)way,

It’s (C)only (D)where the (G)wind comes (Em)from,

(C) It’s the (D)wheel within the (Em)clay,

(C) The (D)wheel within the (Em)clay.

(D) (Am) (Em)  (D) (Am) (Em)

 

(D) You can (Am)spend a (Em)lifetime

(D) (Am)Waiting for the (Em)guru,

(D) Silence (Am)makes you (Em)look inside,

(D) I’ll (Am)bet that’s what (Em)you do.

 

(C) There’s a (D)clear voice (G)speaking,

(C) And it (D)has a lot to (Em)say,

(C) But it’s only (D)where the (G)wind comes from,

(C) It’s the (G)wheel within the (D)clay. (C) (G/B) (D/A)

 

And (C)oh, (D)oh, (G)oh, (Em)

(C) (D)Can’t be worlds a(Em)way,

(C) For it’s only (D)where the (G)wind comes (Em)from,

(C) It’s the (G)wheel within the (D)clay, (C) (G/B) (D/A)

 

And (C)oh, (D)oh (G)oh, (Em)

It (C)can’t be (D)worlds a(Em)way,

(C) For it’s only (D)where the (G)wind comes (Em)from,

(C) The (D)wheel within the (Em)clay.

 

(C) It's the (D)wheel within the (Em)clay.

(C) The (D)wheel within the (Em)clay.

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

August 2005