The Circle Game
Joni Mitchell
GYesterday a Cchild came out to Gwonder
Caught a dragonCfly inside a D7jar
GFearful when the Csky was full of Hmthunder
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
BeHm-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 Hmappease 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
BeHm-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 Hmlong 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
BeHm-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 Hmplenty
BeC-fore the last reG-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
BeHm-hind from where we Ccame
And go 'Ground and round and 'Am7round
In the circle Ggame