The Circle Game
Buffy Sainte-MarieVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Yesterday a child came out to wonder..
caught a dragonfly inside a jar.
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder..
and tearful at the falling of a star.
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons..
skated over ten clear frozen streams.
Words like, 'when youre older,' must appease him..
and promises of someday make his dreams.
And the seasons they go round and round..
and the painted ponies go up and down.
Were captive on the carousel of time.
We cant return we can only look, behind from where we came,
and go round and round and round in the circle game.
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now..
cart wheels lost to car wheels, through the town.
And you tell him, 'take your time it wont be long now,'
till you drag your feet to slow those circles down.
So, the boy who dreamed tomorrow now is twenty..
though his dreams have lost some grandeur, coming true.
Therell be new dreams maybe better dreams aplenty..
before the last revolving year is through.
And the seasons they go round and round..
and the painted ponies go up and down.
Were captive on the carousel of time.
We cant return we can only look, behind from where we came,
and go round and round and round in the circle game.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for The Circle Game by Buffy Sainte-Marie
[D]Yesterday a [G]child came out to [D]wonder.. caught a dragon[G]fly inside a [A]jar. [D]Fearful when the [G]sky was full of [D]thunder[F#m].. and [G]tearful at the [A]falling of a [D]star. [D]Then the child moved [G]ten times round the [D]seasons.. skated over [G]ten clear frozen [A]streams. [D]Words like, 'when youre [G]older,' must [D]appease him[F#m].. and [G]promises of [A]someday make his [D]dreams. [D]And the seasons they go [G]round and [D]round.. [D]and the painted ponies go [G]up and [D]down. [G]Were captive on the carousel of [D]time. We [G]cant return we can only look, [F#m]behind from where we [G]came, and go [D]round and round and [A]round in the circle [D]game. [D]Sixteen springs and [G]sixteen summers [D]gone now.. cart wheels lost to [G]car wheels, through the [A]town. And you [D]tell him, 'take your [G]time it wont be [D]long [F#m]now,' till you [G]drag your feet to [A]slow those circles [D]down. [D]So, the boy who dreamed to[G]morrow now is [D]twenty.. though his dreams have lost some [G]grandeur, coming [A]true. Therell be [D]new dreams maybe [G]better dreams a[D]plenty.[F#m]. be[G]fore the last re[A]volving year is [D]through. [D]And the seasons they go [G]round and [D]round.. [D]and the painted ponies go [G]up and [D]down. [G]Were captive on the carousel of [D]time. We [G]cant return we can only look, [F#m]behind from where we [G]came, and go [D]round and round and [A]round in the circle [D]game. A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.