The Circle Game

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This is a beautiful song by Joni Mitchell that sounds great on acoustic. This is an
easy tab with great lyrics and a very pretty tune. Have fun!
[Verse 1]
A D A E
Yesterday a child came out to wonder
A D E D E
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
A D C#m
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
D E A
And tearful at the falling of a star
[Chorus]
A D A
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round
A D A
And the painted ponies go up and down
D A
We're captive on a carousel of time
D C#m D
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came
D C#m D E A
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game
[Verse 2]
A D A E
Then the child moved ten times 'round the seasons
A D E D E
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
A D C#m
Words like, when you're older, must appease him
D E A
And promises of someday make his dreams
[Chorus]
A D A
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round
A D A
And the painted ponies go up and down
D A
We're captive on a carousel of time
D C#m D
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came
D C#m D E A
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game
[Verse 3]
A D A E
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
A D E D E
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
A D C#m
And they tell him, take your time it won't be long now
D E A
'Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
[Chorus]
A D A
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round
A D A
And the painted ponies go up and down
D A
We're captive on a carousel of time
D C#m D
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came
D C#m D E A
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game
[Verse 4]
A D A
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
A D E
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
A D C#m
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
D E A
Before the last revolving year is through
[Outro]
A D A
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round
A D A
And the painted ponies go up and down
D A
We're captive on a carousel of time
D C#m D
We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came
D C#m D E A
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game
D C#m D E A
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game

The Circle Game chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This is a beautiful song by Joni Mitchell that sounds great on acoustic. This is an 
easy tab with great lyrics and a very pretty tune. Have fun!
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Outro]

The Circle Game Chords by Joni Mitchell

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