(Original Key: G#)


Intro:

G Dm7 G Dm7
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball,
G Dm7 C
Rolling the ball, to me.
G Dm7 G Dm7
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball,
G Dm7 C
Rolling the ball, to me.

Verse 1:

C G F
They arrived at an incon-venient time;
C G F
I was hiding in a room in my mind.
C G/B G D A/C# A
They made me look at my-self; I saw it well.
F Em7 A
I'd shut the people out of my life.

Verse 2:

C G F
So now I take the oppor-tunities;
C G F
Wonderful teachers, ready to teach me.
C G/B G D A/C# A
I must work on my mind, for now I rea -lise;
F G Em7 A
Every-one of us, has a Heaven inside.

Chorus 1:

G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot,
G F Dm
Them heavy people, help me.
G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.

Bridge 1:

G Dm7 G Dm7
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball,
G Dm7 C
Rolling the ball, to me.
G Dm7 G Dm7
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball,
G Dm7 C
Rolling the ball, to me.

Verse 3:

C G F
They open doorways, that I thought were shut for good.
C G F
They read me Gurdjieff and Jesu.
C G/B G D A/C# A
They build up my bo-dy; break me e-motional-ly.
F G Em7 A
It's nearly killing me; but what a lovely feeling!

Verse 4:

C G F
I love the whirling of the dervishes,
C G F
I love the beauty or rare innocence.
C G/B G
You don't need no crystal ball;
D A/C# A
Don't fall for a magic wand.
F G Em7 A
We humans got it all; we perform the miracles.

Chorus 2:

G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot,
G F Dm
Them heavy people, help me.
G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.

Coda:

G Dm7 G Dm7
Rolling the, rolling the, rolling the, rolling the...

G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot,
G F Dm
Them heavy people, help me.
G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.

G Dm7 G Dm7
Rolling the, rolling the, rolling the, rolling the...

G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot,
G F Dm
Them heavy people, help me.
G F C Dm
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.

(Repeat to Fade)