Joni Mitchell - The circle game

^AYesterday a ^Dchild came out to ^Awonder^{A4 A A}Caught a dragon-^Dfly inside a ^Ejar ^AFearful when the ^Dsky was full of ^F#m7thunder And ^Dtearful at the ^Bmfalling ^Eof a ^Astar.

^AAnd the seasons, they go ^D'round and ^A'round ^AAnd the painted ponies go ^Dup and ^Adown. We're ^Dcaptive on the carousel of ^Atime.^{A4 A D}We can't return, we can only look ^C#mbehind from where we ^Dcame ^DAnd go ^C#m'round and 'round and ^D'round in the ^Ecircle ^Agame.

^AThen the child moved ^Dten times 'round the ^Aseason^A4s ^{A A}Skated over ^Dten clear frozen ^Estreams ^AWords like, when you're ^Dolder, must ^F#m7appease him And ^Dpromises of ^Bmsome day ^Emake his ^Adreams.

^AAnd the seasons, they go ^D'round and ^A'round ^AAnd the painted ponies go ^Dup and ^Adown. We're ^Dcaptive on the carousel of ^Atime.^{A4 A D}We can't return, we can only look ^C#mbehind from where we ^Dcame ^DAnd go ^C#m'round and 'round and ^D'round in the ^Ecircle ^Agame.

^ASixteen springs and ^Dsixteen summers ^Agone now^{A4 A A}Cartwheels turn to ^Dcar wheels through the ^Etown. ^AAnd they tell him: Take your ^Dtime. It won't be ^F#m7long now 'til you ^Ddrag your feet to ^Bmslow the ^Ecircles ^Adown.

^AAnd the seasons, they go ^D'round and ^A'round ^AAnd the painted ponies go ^Dup and ^Adown. We're ^Dcaptive on the carousel of ^Atime.^{A4 A D}We can't return, we can only look ^C#mbehind from where we ^Dcame ^DAnd go ^C#m'round and 'round and ^D'round in the ^Ecircle ^Agame.

^ASo the years spin by ^Dand now the boy ^Ais twenty^{A4 A A}Though his dreams have lost some ^Dgrandeur coming ^Etrue. ^AThere'll be new dreams, maybe ^Dbetter dreams and ^F#m7plenty ^DBefore the last re^Bmvolving ^Eyear is ^Athrough.

^AAnd the seasons, they go ^D'round and ^A'round ^AAnd the painted ponies go ^Dup and ^Adown. We're ^Dcaptive on the carousel of ^Atime.^{A4 A D}We can't return, we can only look ^C#mbehind from where we ^Dcame ^DAnd go ^C#m'round and 'round and ^D'round in the ^Ecircle ^Agame. ^DAnd go ^C#m'round and 'round and ^D'round in the ^Ecircle ^Agame.