The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell
HYesterday a Echild came out to Hwonder
Caught a dragonEfly inside a F#7jar
HFearful when the Esky was full of D#mthunder
And Etearful at the Hfalling C#m7of a HstarEH
HAnd the seasons they go 'C#m7round and 'Hround
And the painted ponies go C#m7up and Hdown
EWe're captive on the carousel of Htime
EWe can't return we can only look
BeD#m-hind from where we Ecame
And go 'Hround and 'round and 'C#m7round
In the circle HgameEH
HThen the child moved Eten times round the Hseasons
Skated over Eten clear frozen F#7streams
HWords like "when you're Eolder" must D#mappease him
And Epromises of Hsomeday C#m7make his HdreamsEH
HAnd the seasons they go 'C#m7round and 'Hround
And the painted ponies go C#m7up and Hdown
EWe're captive on the carousel of Htime
EWe can't return we can only look
BeD#m-hind from where we Ecame
And go 'Hround and 'round and 'C#m7round
In the circle HgameEH
HSixteen springs and Esixteen summers Hgone now
Cartwheels turn to Ecar wheels through the F#7town
And they Htell him take your Etime it won't be D#mlong now
Till you Edrag your feet to Hslow the C#m7circles HdownEH
HAnd the seasons they go 'C#m7round and 'Hround
And the painted ponies go C#m7up and Hdown
EWe're captive on the carousel of Htime
EWe can't return we can only look
BeD#m-hind from where we Ecame
And go 'Hround and 'round and 'C#m7round
In the circle HgameEH
HSo the years spin by and Enow the boy is Htwenty
Though his dreams have lost some Egrandeur coming F#7true
There'll be Hnew dreams maybe Ebetter dreams and D#mplenty
BeE-fore the last reH-volving C#m7year is HthroughEH
HAnd the seasons they go 'C#m7round and 'Hround
And the painted ponies go C#m7up and Hdown
EWe're captive on the carousel of Htime
EWe can't return we can only look
BeD#m-hind from where we Ecame
And go 'Hround and round and 'C#m7round
In the circle Hgame