{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":654031,"song":"The Circle Game","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/654031-the-circle-game-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/654031?type=chord","rating":4.66639,"votes":713,"content":"This is a beautiful song by Joni Mitchell that sounds great on acoustic. This is an \r\neasy tab with great lyrics and a very pretty tune. Have fun!\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYesterday a child came out to wonder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCaught a dragonfly inside a jar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nFearful when the sky was full of thunder[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd tearful at the falling of a star[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the seasons, they go 'round and 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're captive on a carousel of time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe can't return, we can only look behind from where we came[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen the child moved ten times 'round the seasons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSkated over ten clear frozen streams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWords like, when you're older, must appease him[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd promises of someday make his dreams[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the seasons, they go 'round and 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're captive on a carousel of time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe can't return, we can only look behind from where we came[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCartwheels turn to car wheels through the town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nAnd they tell him, take your time it won't be long now[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n'Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the seasons, they go 'round and 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're captive on a carousel of time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe can't return, we can only look behind from where we came[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo the years spin by and now the boy is twenty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThough his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nThere'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBefore the last revolving year is through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the seasons, they go 'round and 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the painted ponies go up and down[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're captive on a carousel of time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe can't return, we can only look behind from where we came[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game[/tab]","plain_text":"This is a beautiful song by Joni Mitchell that sounds great on acoustic. This is an \neasy tab with great lyrics and a very pretty tune. Have fun!\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","D","E","C#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}