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On A Carousel: The Hollies.
#4 in UK, #14 in Australia & #11 in USA in 1967.
[Intro]
   C     Fx4
[Verse 1]
CRiding aFlong on a CcarouFsel, Ctryin' to catch Fup to CyouF.
CRiding aFlong on a CcarouFsel, Cwill I catch Fup to Cyou?F  
D7Horses chasing, Dcause they're racing..D7so near yet 
so Gfar.ar.G7ar.ar.Gar..
G7On a carouCselF..Gon a carouCselF.G  
[Verse 2]
CNearer and Fnearer by Cchanging Fhorses, Cstill so Ffar aCwayF.
CPeople Ffighting Cfor their Fplaces, Cjust get Fin the Cway.F  
D7Soon you'll leave and Dthen I'll lose you, D7still we're 
going Grou.ou.G7ou.ou.Gound..
G7On a carouCselF..Gon a carouCselF.G7  
FRound and round and round and round and
round and round and round and round with CyouF.C  
FUp, Cdown, Fup, Cdown, Fup, Cdown, GtooG7.
[Verse 3]
CAs she Fleaves, she Cdrops the Fpresents Cthat she Fwon beCforeF.
CPulling Fducks out Cof the Fwater, Cgot the Fhighest CscorFe.
D7Now's my chance and DI must take it, a D7case of do-or-Gdie.ie.G7ie.ie.Gie..
G7On a carouCselF..Gon a carouCselF.G7  
FRound and round and round and round and
round and round and round and round with CyoFu.C  
FUp, Cdown, Fup, Cdown, Fup, Cdown, GtooG7.
[Verse 4]
CRiding aFlong on a CcarouFsel, Ctrying to catch Fup to CyouF.
CRiding aFlong on a CcarouFsel, Cwill I catch Fup to Cyou?F  
D7Now we take our Dride together..D7no more chasing Gher.er.G7er.er.Ger.
G7On a carouCselF..Gon a carouCselF..G  
[Outro]
G7on a carouCsel.Fel.el.el.Gel...
(Fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The story behind the song

"On A Carousel" captures the feeling of a relentless, dizzying pursuit of someone just out of reach. Like a ride that goes round and round, the singer is constantly trying to catch up, caught in a loop of longing. This energetic track by The Hollies, an English pop band formed in the early 1960s, was released in 1967. It perfectly embodies that hopeful, yet somewhat frustrating, chase for a connection.

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On A Carousel

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On A Carousel

by The Hollies

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On A Carousel: The Hollies.

#4 in UK, #14 in Australia & #11 in USA in 1967.

[Intro]

C F

[Verse 1]

C F C F C F C F

Riding along on a carousel, tryin' to catch up to you.

C F C F C F C F

Riding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?

D7 D D7

Horses chasing, cause they're racing..so near yet

G G7 G

so far.ar.ar.ar.ar..

G7 C F G C F G

On a carousel..on a carousel.

[Verse 2]

C F C F C F C F

Nearer and nearer by changing horses, still so far away.

C F C F C F C F

People fighting for their places, just get in the way.

D7 D D7

Soon you'll leave and then I'll lose you, still we're

G G7 G

going rou.ou.ou.ou.ound..

G7 C F G C F G7

On a carousel..on a carousel.

Round and round and round and round and

C F C

round and round and round and round with you.

F C F C F C G G7

Up, down, up, down, up, down, too.

[Verse 3]

C F C F C F C F

As she leaves, she drops the presents that she won before.

C F C F C F C F

Pulling ducks out of the water, got the highest score.

D7 D D7 G G7 G

Now's my chance and I must take it, a case of do-or-die.ie.ie.ie.ie..

G7 C F G C F G7

On a carousel..on a carousel.

Round and round and round and round and

C F C

round and round and round and round with you.

F C F C F C G G7

Up, down, up, down, up, down, too.

[Verse 4]

C F C F C F C F

Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to you.

C F C F C F C F

Riding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?

D7 D D7 G G7 G

Now we take our ride together..no more chasing her.er.er.er.er.

G7 C F G C F G

On a carousel..on a carousel..

[Outro]

G7 C F G

on a carousel.el.el.el.el...

(Fade)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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