The Circle Game chords by Joni Mitchell

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Verse 1:

YG:esterday a cC:hild came out to wG:onder,
Caught a dragonfC:ly inside a jD7:ar.
FeG:arful when the sC:ky is full of thBm:under,
And teC:arful at the faG:lling Am7:of a stG:ar.C:  G:


Chorus:

G:And the seasons, they go 'Am7:round and 'rG:ound,
And the painted ponies go Am7:up and dG:own.
C:We're captive on the carousel of tG:ime.
C:We can't return, we can only look beBm:hind
From where we cC:ame,
And go 'rG:ound and 'round and 'rAm7:ound in the circle gG:ame.C:   G:

Verse 2:

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons,
Skated over ten clear frozen streams.
Words like "when you're older" must appease him,
And promises of someday make his dreams.


Chorus:

G:And the seasons, they go 'Am7:round and 'rG:ound,
And the painted ponies go Am7:up and dG:own.
C:We're captive on the carousel of tG:ime.
C:We can't return, we can only look beBm:hind
From where we cC:ame,
And go 'rG:ound and 'round and 'rAm7:ound in the circle gG:ame.C:


Verse 3:

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now,
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town.
And they tell him, "Take your time, it won't be long now,
'Till you drag your feet to slow the circle down."


Chorus:

G:And the seasons, they go 'Am7:round and 'rG:ound,
And the painted ponies go Am7:up and dG:own.
C:We're captive on the carousel of tG:ime.
C:We can't return, we can only look beBm:hind
From where we cC:ame,
And go 'rG:ound and 'round and 'rAm7:ound in the circle gG:ame.C:


Verse 4:

So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty,
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true.
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams, and plenty.
Before the last revolving year is through.


Chorus:

G:And the seasons, they go 'Am7:round and 'rG:ound,
And the painted ponies go Am7:up and dG:own.
C:We're captive on the carousel of tG:ime.
C:We can't return, we can only look beBm:hind
From where we cC:ame,
And go 'rG:ound and 'round and 'rAm7:ound in the circle gG:ame.C: