The Circle Game Chords by Joni Mitchell
Tempo:
118.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Ebm
Dbm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Dbm] [B] [Dbm] .
[B] [E] .
[B] Yesterday a child came out to wander.
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar.
[E] [B] Fearful when [E] the sky was [B] full [Ebm] of [Eb] thunder.
[Ebm] [E] And tearful at [B] the falling [Dbm] of [B] a [E].
star.
[B] And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
We [E] can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [Em] came.
And go [B] round and round and round in a circle [E].
again.
[B] Then the child [E] moved ten times [B] round the seasons.
Skated over ten clear frozen [Gb] .
[E] streams.
[B] Words like, [E] when you're older, [B] you [Ebm] must appease him.
[B] And [E].
promises [B] of someday make his dreams.
And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
We [E] .
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came.
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle [E] again.
[B] .
Sixteen [E] springs and sixteen [B] summers gone now .
Cartwheels [E] turn to car wheels [B] through the town.
[E] [B] And they tell him, take your time, it [Ebm] won't be long now.
[E] Till you drag your feet [B] to slow the circles down.
And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a [B] carousel of time.
[E] .
We can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [E] came.
[B] And go round and round and round in a circle [E] again.
[B] So the years spin by and [E] now the boy [B] is twenty.
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur [Gb] coming [E] true.
[B] There'll be new dreams, maybe [E] better [B] dreams [Ebm] than plenty.
[E] Before the last [B] revolving year is through.
And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
We can't [E] return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [Em] we came.
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle again.
And go round and round [Dbm] and round in a [B] circle [E] again.
[B] [E] [B] [E] [B] .
[B] [E] .
[B] Yesterday a child came out to wander.
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar.
[E] [B] Fearful when [E] the sky was [B] full [Ebm] of [Eb] thunder.
[Ebm] [E] And tearful at [B] the falling [Dbm] of [B] a [E].
star.
[B] And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
We [E] can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [Em] came.
And go [B] round and round and round in a circle [E].
again.
[B] Then the child [E] moved ten times [B] round the seasons.
Skated over ten clear frozen [Gb] .
[E] streams.
[B] Words like, [E] when you're older, [B] you [Ebm] must appease him.
[B] And [E].
promises [B] of someday make his dreams.
And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
We [E] .
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came.
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle [E] again.
[B] .
Sixteen [E] springs and sixteen [B] summers gone now .
Cartwheels [E] turn to car wheels [B] through the town.
[E] [B] And they tell him, take your time, it [Ebm] won't be long now.
[E] Till you drag your feet [B] to slow the circles down.
And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a [B] carousel of time.
[E] .
We can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [E] came.
[B] And go round and round and round in a circle [E] again.
[B] So the years spin by and [E] now the boy [B] is twenty.
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur [Gb] coming [E] true.
[B] There'll be new dreams, maybe [E] better [B] dreams [Ebm] than plenty.
[E] Before the last [B] revolving year is through.
And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
We can't [E] return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [Em] we came.
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle again.
And go round and round [Dbm] and round in a [B] circle [E] again.
[B] [E] [B] [E] [B] .
Key:
B
E
Ebm
Dbm
Em
B
E
Ebm
[B] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yesterday a child came out to _ wander.
_ _ _ _ Caught a dragonfly _ inside a _ jar.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ Fearful when [E] the sky was [B] full [Ebm] of _ [Eb] thunder.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [E] And tearful at [B] the falling [Dbm] of [B] a [E].
star.
[B] _ _ _ And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and _ [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
_ We _ _ [E] can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [Em] came.
And go [B] round and round and round in a circle _ [E].
again.
_ [B] _ _ Then the child [E] moved ten times [B] round the _ _ _ seasons.
_ Skated over ten clear frozen _ [Gb] _ .
[E] streams.
_ _ [B] _ _ Words like, [E] when you're older, [B] you [Ebm] must _ appease _ him.
[B] And [E].
promises [B] of someday make his _ _ dreams.
_ And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
_ _ _ We [E] _ .
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came.
And [B] go round _ _ _ and round and round in a circle _ [E] again.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
Sixteen [E] springs and sixteen [B] summers gone _ _ _ now _ _ .
Cartwheels [E] turn to car wheels [B] through the town.
_ [E] _ [B] And they tell him, take your time, it [Ebm] won't be long _ now.
_ [E] Till you drag your feet [B] to slow the circles _ down.
_ And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a _ [B] carousel of time.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
We can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [E] came.
[B] And go round and round and round in a circle [E] again.
_ [B] _ So _ the years spin by and [E] now the boy [B] is twenty.
_ _ Though his dreams have lost some _ grandeur [Gb] coming _ [E] true.
_ _ _ [B] There'll be new dreams, maybe [E] better _ [B] dreams [Ebm] than plenty.
_ _ _ _ [E] Before the last [B] _ revolving year is through.
_ And _ the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a _ carousel [B] of _ time.
_ _ _ We can't [E] return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [Em] we came.
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle _ again.
_ _ _ And go round and round [Dbm] and round in a [B] circle _ [E] again.
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Yesterday a child came out to _ wander.
_ _ _ _ Caught a dragonfly _ inside a _ jar.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ Fearful when [E] the sky was [B] full [Ebm] of _ [Eb] thunder.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [E] And tearful at [B] the falling [Dbm] of [B] a [E].
star.
[B] _ _ _ And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and _ [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
_ We _ _ [E] can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [Em] came.
And go [B] round and round and round in a circle _ [E].
again.
_ [B] _ _ Then the child [E] moved ten times [B] round the _ _ _ seasons.
_ Skated over ten clear frozen _ [Gb] _ .
[E] streams.
_ _ [B] _ _ Words like, [E] when you're older, [B] you [Ebm] must _ appease _ him.
[B] And [E].
promises [B] of someday make his _ _ dreams.
_ And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time.
_ _ _ We [E] _ .
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came.
And [B] go round _ _ _ and round and round in a circle _ [E] again.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
Sixteen [E] springs and sixteen [B] summers gone _ _ _ now _ _ .
Cartwheels [E] turn to car wheels [B] through the town.
_ [E] _ [B] And they tell him, take your time, it [Ebm] won't be long _ now.
_ [E] Till you drag your feet [B] to slow the circles _ down.
_ And the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a _ [B] carousel of time.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
We can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where we [E] came.
[B] And go round and round and round in a circle [E] again.
_ [B] _ So _ the years spin by and [E] now the boy [B] is twenty.
_ _ Though his dreams have lost some _ grandeur [Gb] coming _ [E] true.
_ _ _ [B] There'll be new dreams, maybe [E] better _ [B] dreams [Ebm] than plenty.
_ _ _ _ [E] Before the last [B] _ revolving year is through.
_ And _ the seasons, they go round and round.
And the pains and ponies go up and [E] down.
We're captive on a _ carousel [B] of _ time.
_ _ _ We can't [E] return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [Em] we came.
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle _ again.
_ _ _ And go round and round [Dbm] and round in a [B] circle _ [E] again.
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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