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All My Lifes A Circle

Harry Chapin
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
'-"-3-2-'-1-"-3-|
 B'-B"-3-1-B'-B"-3-2--|
 B' represents the primary bass note (usually the root)
 B" represents the secondary bass note (usually the 5th, but sometimes the
 3rd or even root up an octave)
So, for a C shord, the verse would be 5-4-3-2-5-1-4-3-|
For a G chord, the verse would be 6-4-3-2-6-1-4-3-----|
 2. If the root is non conventional, it is notated in parentheses, i.e.
 Am7 G is an Am7 chord with a G root, instead of an A root.
 3. Time notation:
 Each bar (between the slashes) represents one measure of 4/4 time. Since
 the patterns are all 8th notes, one pattern fits in a bar. Convenient,
 huh? This only gets tricky when there are two chords in a barre.
 Luckily, they are always two-beat chords, so do the first half of the
 pattern with the first chord, and the second half with the second chord.
 4. get it? got it? good.
 5. Anyway, here are the chords:
 All  my life's a circle,  sunrise  and sundown
 
 The  moon rose through the  night time, till the daybreak rolls around
 All  my life's a circle,  but I  can't tell you why
 Seasons  spinning  round again,  the years  keep rolling  by
 Seems like I've been here before, I can't remember when
 But I've got this funny feeling, that we'll all get together again
 There's no straight lines make up my life, all the roads have bends
 There's no clear cut beginning, and sometimes no clear end
 I've found you a thousand times, I guess you've done the same
 But then we lose each other, it's just like a children's game
 But as I find you here again, the thought rolls through my mind
 Our love is like a circle, let's go 'round one more time.
 -- e

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Readable chord sheet for All My Lifes A Circle by Harry Chapin

[B]'-[B]"-3-2-[B]'-1-[B]"-3-|

B'-B"-3-1-B'-B"-3-2--|

B' represents the primary bass note (usually the root)
B" represents the secondary bass note (usually the 5th, but sometimes the
3rd or even root up an octave)

So, for a C shord, the verse would be 5-4-3-2-5-1-4-3-|
For a G chord, the verse would be 6-4-3-2-6-1-4-3-----|

2. If the root is non conventional, it is notated in parentheses, i.e.
Am7 G  is an Am7 chord with a G root, instead of an A root.

3. Time notation:

Each bar (between the slashes) represents one measure of 4/4 time.  Since
the patterns are all 8th notes, one pattern fits in a bar.  Convenient,
huh?  This only gets tricky when there are two chords in a barre.
Luckily, they are always two-beat chords, so do the first half of the
pattern with the first chord, and the second half with the second chord.

4. get it? got it? good.

5. Anyway, here are the chords:

A[G]ll my life's a circle[Gmaj7], sunri[Gmaj6]se and sundown      [Am7]

       [Am7]     [Am7] [G]           [D9] [F#]
T[G]he moon rose through the[Gmaj7] night time, till the daybreak rolls around

A[G]ll my life's a circle[Gmaj7], but I[Gmaj6] can't tell you why  [Am7]

S[Am7]easons s[Am7]pinn[G]ing round ag[D9]ain[F#], the y[C]ears keep r[D9]oll[F#]ing by[G]     [Gmaj7]

Seems like I've been here before, I can't remember when
But I've got this funny feeling, that we'll all get together again
There's no straight lines make up my life, all the roads have bends
There's no clear cut beginning, and sometimes no clear end

I've found you a thousand times, I guess you've done the same
But then we lose each other, it's just like a children's game
But as I find you here again, the thought rolls through my mind
Our love is like a circle, let's go 'round one more time.

-- e

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