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"Circles" by Pete Townshend
Performed by The Who
From "The Who Sellout"
[Intro]
 A   A   A/G   A   A/G|  A/G   A/G   A/F#   A/G  A/G  
[Verse]
ACircles, my hG/Aead is going rounDd in circAles
My miG/And is caught Dup in a wAhirlpool
DG/Aragging me downA  
ATime will telG/Al if I'll take thDe homewarAd track
DizziG/Aness will makDe my feet Awalk back
WG/Aalk right back to Ayou
BmEverything I do, I think of you
BmNo matter how I try, I can't get by
AThese circles, lG/Aeading me back to yAou
ARound and around and aroG/Aund and around and around
AAnd around and around anG/Ad around and around
AAnd round and G/Around like a fooDl I goA  
Down G/Aand down in tDhe pool I Ago
G/ADragging me dAown
[Bridge]
BmThere's oC#mne thDing coEuld kiF#mll thDe paEin of losing you
But it Bmgets me so C#mdizzy Dthen I'm walkEing right F#mback DagEain. Back to you.
E
BbTime will tAb/Bbell if these drEbeams are neBbarly fact
Ab/BbDon't know wEbhy I leftBb, I'm coming back
AbComin' on Ebback to Bbyou
BbDown and dAb/Bbown in the pEbool I goBb. Draggin' me down
[Outro]
Ab      Bb     Ab    Bb   Ab    Bb     Ab     Bb

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Circles

by The Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

A/F#

G/A

C#m

F#m

Ab/Bb

"Circles" by Pete Townshend

Performed by The Who

From "The Who Sellout"

[Intro]

A A A/G A A/G A/G A/G A/F# A/G A/G

[Verse]

A G/A D A

Circles, my head is going round in circles

G/A D A

My mind is caught up in a whirlpool

G/A A

Dragging me down

A G/A D A

Time will tell if I'll take the homeward track

G/A D A

Dizziness will make my feet walk back

G/A A

Walk right back to you

Everything I do, I think of you

No matter how I try, I can't get by

A G/A A

These circles, leading me back to you

A G/A

Round and around and around and around and around

A G/A

And around and around and around and around

A G/A D A

And round and round like a fool I go

G/A D A

Down and down in the pool I go

G/A A

Dragging me down

[Bridge]

Bm C#m D E F#m D E

There's one thing could kill the pain of losing you

Bm C#m D E F#m D E

But it gets me so dizzy then I'm walking right back again. Back to you.

Bb Ab/Bb Eb Bb

Time will tell if these dreams are nearly fact

Ab/Bb Eb Bb

Don't know why I left, I'm coming back

Ab Eb Bb

Comin' on back to you

Bb Ab/Bb Eb Bb

Down and down in the pool I go. Draggin' me down

[Outro]

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

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