The Circle Game Chords by Joni Mitchell
- Key: B
- BPM: 118
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
THE CIRCLE GAME CHORDS
[Intro] Bmaj7 C#m7 Bmaj7 C#m7 Bmaj7 B C#m7 B ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E B Yesterday a child came out to wonder F#7 E Caught a dragonfly inside a jar B E B D#m Fearful when the sky was full of thunder E B E B And tearful at the falling of a star ■ [Chorus] B And the seasons they go round and round E B E And the painted ponies go up and down ■ B We're captive on the carousel of time E D#m We can't return we can only look behind E From where we came B And go round and round and round E B In the circle game ■ [Verse] E B Then the child moved ten times round the seasons E F#7 E Skated over ten clear frozen streams ■ B E D#m Words like when you're older must appease him E B And promises of someday make his dreams [Chorus] B And the seasons they go round and round E And the painted ponies go up and down B We're captive on the carousel of time E D#m We can't return we can only look behind E From where we came B And go round and round and round C#m7 B E B In the circle game ■ ■ [Verse] E B Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now E F#sus4 F#7 E Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town ■ B And they tell him D#m Take your time it won't be long now E B Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down [Chorus] B And the seasons they go round and round E And the painted ponies go up and down B We're captive on the carousel of time E D#m We can't return we can only look behind E From where we came B And go round and round and round C#m7 B E B In the circle game ■ ■ [Verse] E B So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty E F#sus4 F#7 F#sus4 Though his dreams have lost some grandeur ■ coming true ■ B E D#m There'll be new dreams maybe better dreams and plenty E B E B Before the last revolving year is through ■ [Chorus] B And the seasons they go round and round E And the painted ponies go up and down B We're captive on the carousel of time E D#m We can't return we can only look behind E From where we came B And go round and round and round C#m7 B In the circle game [Outro] Bmaj7 C#m7 And go round and round and round B E B E B In the circle game ■ ■ ■ [End]