Joni Mitchell - The circle game

Ye^Gsterday a ^Cchild came out to ^Gwonder Caught a dragon^Cfly inside a ^D7jar ^GFearful when the ^Csky was full of ^Bmthunder And ^Ctearful at the ^Gfalling ^Am7of a ^Gstar^{C G}

^GAnd the seasons they go '^Am7round and '^Ground And the painted ponies go ^Am7up and ^Gdown ^CWe're captive on the carousel of ^Gtime ^CWe can't return we can only look Be^Bm-hind from where we ^Ccame And go '^Ground and 'round and '^Am7round In the circle ^Ggame^{C G}

^GThen the child moved ^Cten times round the ^Gseasons Skated over ^Cten clear frozen ^D7streams ^GWords like "when you're ^Colder" must a^Bmppease him And ^Cpromises of ^Gsomeday ^Am7make his ^Gdreams^{C G}

^GAnd the seasons they go '^Am7round and '^Ground And the painted ponies go ^Am7up and ^Gdown ^CWe're captive on the carousel of ^Gtime ^CWe can't return we can only look Be^Bm-hind from where we ^Ccame And go '^Ground and 'round and '^Am7round In the circle ^Ggame^{C G}

^GSixteen springs and ^Csixteen summers ^Ggone now Cartwheels turn to ^Ccar wheels through the ^D7town And they ^Gtell him take your ^Ctime it won't be ^Bmlong now Till you ^Cdrag your feet to ^Gslow the ^Am7circles ^Gdown^{C G}

^GAnd the seasons they go '^Am7round and '^Ground And the painted ponies go ^Am7up and ^Gdown ^CWe're captive on the carousel of ^Gtime ^CWe can't return we can only look Be^Bm-hind from where we ^Ccame And go '^Ground and 'round and '^Am7round In the circle ^Ggame^{C G}

^GSo the years spin by and ^Cnow the boy is ^Gtwenty Though his dreams have lost some ^Cgrandeur coming ^D7true There'll be ^Gnew dreams maybe ^Cbetter dreams and ^Bmplenty Be^C-fore the last re^G-volving ^Am7year is ^Gthrough^{C G}

^GAnd the seasons they go '^Am7round and '^Ground And the painted ponies go ^Am7up and ^Gdown ^CWe're captive on the carousel of ^Gtime ^CWe can't return we can only look Be^Bm-hind from where we ^Ccame And go '^Ground and round and '^Am7round In the circle ^Ggame