The Band - This Wheel's On Fire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "This Wheel's On Fire" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        Am
If your mem'ry serves you well
                 Bdim7
We were goin' to meet again and wait
       E
So I'm goin' to unpack all my things
      F                     Am
And sit before it gets too late
    C              Am
No man alive will come to you
       C              Am
With another tale to tell
     C                      Am
And you know that we shall meet again
         F                 Am
If your mem'ry serves you well

Chorus:
 Dm              F
This wheel's on fire
 C                G
Rolling down the road,
      C   G     F       C
Best notify my next of kin
F            G       A
This wheel shall explode

If your mem'ry serves you well
I was goin' to confiscate your lace
And wrap it up in a sailor's knot
And hide it in your case
If I knew for sure that it was yours
But it was oh so hard to tell
And you know that we would meet again
If your mem'ry serves you well

Chorus

If your mem'ry serves you well
You'll remember you're the one
That called on me to call on them
To get you your favors done
And after ev'ry plan had failed
And there was nothing more to tell
You knew that we would meet again
If your mem'ry served you well

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Bdim

Guitar chord Bdim

Bdim7

Guitar chord Bdim7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "This Wheel's On Fire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This Wheel's On Fire" by The Band.

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