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The Circle Game: Buffy Saint Marie
#76 in 1970
[Verse 1]
DYesterday a Gchild came out to Dwonder..
caught a dragonGfly inside a Ajar.
DFearful when the Gsky was full of DthunderF#m..
and Gtearful at the Afalling of a Dstar.
[Verse 2]
DThen the child moved Gten times round the Dseasons..
skated over Gten clear frozen Astreams.
DWords like, 'when you’re Golder,' must Dappease himF#m..
and Gpromises of ‘Asomeday’ make his Ddreams.
[Chorus]
DAnd the seasons they go Ground and Dround..
Dand the painted ponies go Gup and Ddown.
GWe’re captive on the carousel of Dtime.
We Gcan’t return we can only look, F#mbehind from where we Gcame,
and go Dround and round and Around in the circle Dgame.
[Verse 3]
DSixteen springs and Gsixteen summers Dgone now..
cart wheels lost to Gcar wheels, through the Atown.
And you Dtell him, 'take your Gtime it won’t be Dlong F#mnow,'
till you Gdrag your feet to Aslow those circles Ddown.
[Verse 4]
DSo, the boy who dreamed toGmorrow now is Dtwenty..
though his dreams have lost some Ggrandeur, coming Atrue.
There’ll be Dnew dreams maybe Gbetter dreams aDplenty.F#m.
beGfore the last reAvolving year is Dthrough.
[Chorus]
DAnd the seasons they go Ground and Dround..
Dand the painted ponies go Gup and Ddown.
GWe’re captive on the carousel of Dtime.
We Gcan’t return we can only look, F#mbehind from where we Gcame,
and go Dround and round and Around in the circle Dgame.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Circle Game

by Buffy Sainte-Marie

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F#m

The Circle Game: Buffy Saint Marie

#76 in 1970

[Verse 1]

D G D

Yesterday a child came out to wonder..

G A

caught a dragonfly inside a jar.

D G D F#m

Fearful when the sky was full of thunder..

G A D

and tearful at the falling of a star.

[Verse 2]

D G D

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons..

G A

skated over ten clear frozen streams.

D G D F#m

Words like, 'when you’re older,' must appease him..

G A D

and promises of ‘someday’ make his dreams.

[Chorus]

D G D

And the seasons they go round and round..

D G D

and the painted ponies go up and down.

G D

We’re captive on the carousel of time.

G F#m G

We can’t return we can only look, behind from where we came,

D A D

and go round and round and round in the circle game.

[Verse 3]

D G D

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now..

G A

cart wheels lost to car wheels, through the town.

D G D F#m

And you tell him, 'take your time it won’t be long now,'

G A D

till you drag your feet to slow those circles down.

[Verse 4]

D G D

So, the boy who dreamed tomorrow now is twenty..

G A

though his dreams have lost some grandeur, coming true.

D G D F#m

There’ll be new dreams maybe better dreams aplenty..

G A D

before the last revolving year is through.

[Chorus]

D G D

And the seasons they go round and round..

D G D

and the painted ponies go up and down.

G D

We’re captive on the carousel of time.

G F#m G

We can’t return we can only look, behind from where we came,

D A D

and go round and round and round in the circle game.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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