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[Intro]
| D•  •  A/C#•   •  | Bm7•  •  A•  •  | G•  •  •  Em•  | A5•  Asus4•     A•  •  |
| D•  •  A/C#•   •  | Bm7•  •  A•  •  | G•  •  •  Em•  | A5•  Asus4•     A•  •  |
[Verse 1]
DMe,     A/C#I’m a part of your Bmcircle of Afriends
And Dwe,    A/C#notice you don’t come BmaroundA  
And Dme,     A/C#I think it all BmdependsA  
On Dyou,     A/C#touching ground with Bmus, butA  
[Chorus 1]
I Dquit, I give A/C#up,  nothing's Bmgood enough for Aanybody Gadd9else,     G  Gmaj7it seems,       Asus4aAnd
I Dquit, I give A/C#up,  nothing's Bmgood enough for Aanybody Gadd9else,     G  Gmaj7it seems,       Asus4aAnd
[Post-Chorus 1]
    Bm7And Dbeing alone is the,    Em7is the bGest G/F#way to bBm7e
When I'm Dby myself it's the,    Em7best Gway to bBm7e
When I'm Dall alone its the,    Em7best Gway G/F#to beBm7  
                   D               Em7         A(D)
When I'm by myself, nobody else can say goodbye
[Interlude]
| D•  •  A/C#•   •  | Bm7•  •  A•  •  | Gadd9•    •  G•  Gmaj7•    | Asus4•    •  A•  •  |
[Verse 2]
Everything is tDemporaryA/C#... anywBmayA  
When the streets are wDet,        A/C#the colors Bmslip into the skAy
But DI dont know why, A/C#that means you and I Bmare, that means you and AI...
[Chorus 2]
I Dquit, I give A/C#up,  nothing's Bmgood enough for Aanybody Gadd9else,     G  Gmaj7it seems,       Asus4aAnd
I Dquit, I give A/C#up,  nothing's Bmgood enough for Aanybody Gadd9else,     G  Gmaj7it seems,       Asus4aAnd
[Post-Chorus 2]
    Bm7And Dbeing alone is the,    Em7is the bGest G/F#way to bBm7e
When I'm Dby myself it's the,    Em7best Gway to bBm7e
When I'm Dall alone its the,    Em7best Gway G/F#to beBm7  
When I'm Dby myself, Em7nobody else can Asay
[Verse 3]
DMe,     A/C#I’m a part of your Bmcircle of Afriends
       D                      A/C#          BmN.C.
And we,    notice you don’t come around......
[Outro]
| D•  •  A/C#•  •  | Bm7•  •  A•  •  | G•  •  A•  •  | D•  A•  D•
                 Halala  la lalala la la

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Circle

by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Bm7

Asus4

Gadd9

Gmaj7

Em7

G/F#

[Intro]

D A/C# Bm7 A G Em A5 Asus4 A

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

D A/C# Bm7 A G Em A5 Asus4 A

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

[Verse 1]

D A/C# Bm A

Me, I’m a part of your circle of friends

D A/C# Bm A

And we, notice you don’t come around

D A/C# Bm A

And me, I think it all depends

D A/C# Bm A

On you, touching ground with us, but

[Chorus 1]

D A/C# Bm A Gadd9 G Gmaj7 Asus4 A

I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else, it seems, and

D A/C# Bm A Gadd9 G Gmaj7 Asus4 A

I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else, it seems, and

[Post-Chorus 1]

Bm7 D Em7 G G/F# Bm7

And being alone is the, is the best way to be

D Em7 G Bm7

When I'm by myself it's the, best way to be

D Em7 G G/F# Bm7

When I'm all alone its the, best way to be

D Em7 A D

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When I'm by myself, nobody else can say goodbye

[Interlude]

D A/C# Bm7 A Gadd9 G Gmaj7 Asus4 A

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

[Verse 2]

D A/C# Bm A

Everything is temporary... anyway

D A/C# Bm A

When the streets are wet, the colors slip into the sky

D A/C# Bm A

But I dont know why, that means you and I are, that means you and I...

[Chorus 2]

D A/C# Bm A Gadd9 G Gmaj7 Asus4 A

I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else, it seems, and

D A/C# Bm A Gadd9 G Gmaj7 Asus4 A

I quit, I give up, nothing's good enough for anybody else, it seems, and

[Post-Chorus 2]

Bm7 D Em7 G G/F# Bm7

And being alone is the, is the best way to be

D Em7 G Bm7

When I'm by myself it's the, best way to be

D Em7 G G/F# Bm7

When I'm all alone its the, best way to be

D Em7 A

When I'm by myself, nobody else can say

[Verse 3]

D A/C# Bm A

Me, I’m a part of your circle of friends

D A/C# Bm

N.C.

And we, notice you don’t come around......

[Outro]

D A/C# Bm7 A G A D A D

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • •

Halala la lalala la la

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