The Circle Game — Joni Mitchell
Chords and lyrics for The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell (key of A).
Intro
[D#] [A/C#] [Bm] [A/C#] [Bm] [A]
Verse 1
[A]Yesterday a child came out to [D]wonder, caught a [A]dragonfly inside a jar
[A]Fearful when the sky was full of [D]thunder, and [C#m]tearful at the falling of a [E]star
Chorus
[A]And the seasons they go round and [D]round, [A]and the painted ponies go up and [D]down
[D]We're captive on a carousel of [A]time
[D]We can't return, we can only look behind from where we [C#m]came, [D]and [E]go [A]round and round and round in the circle game
Verse 2
[A]Then the child moved ten times round the [D]seasons, skated over ten [A]clear frozen streams
[A]Words like, when you're older, must [D]appease him, [C#m]and promises of someday make his [E]dreams
Chorus
[A]And the seasons they go round and [D]round, [A]and the painted ponies go up and [D]down
[D]We're captive on a carousel of [A]time
[D]We can't return, we can only look behind from where we [C#m]came, [D]and [E]go [A]round and round and round in the circle game
Verse 3
[A]Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone [D]now, cartwheels turn to car [A]wheels through the town
[A]And they tell him, take your time, it won't be [D]long now, 'til you [C#m]drag your feet to slow the [E]circles down
Chorus
[A]And the seasons they go round and [D]round, [A]and the painted ponies go up and [D]down
[D]We're captive on a carousel of [A]time
[D]We can't return, we can only look behind from where we [C#m]came, [D]and [E]go [A]round and round and round in the circle game
Verse 4
[A]So the years spin by and now the boy is [D]twenty, though his dreams have lost some grandeur [A]coming true
[A]There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and [D]plenty before the last [C#m]revolving year is [E]through
Chorus
[A]And the seasons they go round and [D]round, [A]and the painted ponies go up and [D]down
[D]We're captive on a carousel of [A]time
[D]We can't return, we can only look behind from where we [C#m]came, [D]and [E]go [A]round and round and round in the circle game
[D]And go round [A]and round and round in the circle [E]game