The Circle Game Chords
by Joni Mitchell127,177 views, added to favorites 7,280 times
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 2nd fret |
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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
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17 comments

Great song! I love it!
If I place a capon on II, sounds it better, or am I wrong?
+9

Love the C sharp minor but the E doesn't work
+2

Substitute C#m for F#m and it sounds better to me
+2
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