Circle Game Joni Mitchell
[Verse 1]
Ye[G]sterday a [C]child came out to [G]wonder
Caught a dragon[C]fly inside a [D7]jar
[G]Fearful when the [C]sky was full of [Bm]thunder
And [C]tearful at the [G]falling [Am7]of a [G]star[C] [G]
[Cborus]
[G]And the seasons they go '[Am7]round and '[G]round
And the painted ponies go [Am7]up and [G]down
[C]We're captive on the carousel of [G]time
[C]We can't return we can only look
Be[Bm]-hind from where we [C]came
And go '[G]round and 'round and '[Am7]round
In the circle [G]game[C] [G]
[Verse 2]
[G]Then the child moved [C]ten times round the [G]seasons
Skated over [C]ten clear frozen [D7]streams
[G]Words like "when you're [C]older" must a[Bm]ppease him
And [C]promises of [G]someday [Am7]make his [G]dreams[C] [G]
[Cborus]
[G]And the seasons they go '[Am7]round and '[G]round
And the painted ponies go [Am7]up and [G]down
[C]We're captive on the carousel of [G]time
[C]We can't return we can only look
Be[Bm]-hind from where we [C]came
And go '[G]round and 'round and '[Am7]round
In the circle [G]game[C] [G]
[Verse 3]
[G]Sixteen springs and [C]sixteen summers [G]gone now
Cartwheels turn to [C]car wheels through the [D7]town
And they [G]tell him take your [C]time it won't be [Bm]long now
Till you [C]drag your feet to [G]slow the [Am7]circles [G]down[C] [G]
[Cborus]
[G]And the seasons they go '[Am7]round and '[G]round
And the painted ponies go [Am7]up and [G]down
[C]We're captive on the carousel of [G]time
[C]We can't return we can only look
Be[Bm]-hind from where we [C]came
And go '[G]round and 'round and '[Am7]round
In the circle [G]game[C] [G]
[Verse 4]
[G]So the years spin by and [C]now the boy is [G]twenty
Though his dreams have lost some [C]grandeur coming [D7]true
There'll be [G]new dreams maybe [C]better dreams and [Bm]plenty
Be[C]-fore the last re[G]-volving [Am7]year is [G]through[C] [G]
[Cborus]
[G]And the seasons they go '[Am7]round and '[G]round
And the painted ponies go [Am7]up and [G]down
[C]We're captive on the carousel of [G]time
[C]We can't return we can only look
Be[Bm]-hind from where we [C]came
And go '[G]round and round and '[Am7]round
In the circle [G]game
Songwriter: Joni Mitchell
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