Chords for Buffy Sainte Marie-Circle Game

Tempo:
148.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffy Sainte Marie-Circle Game chords
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[N]
[D]
[G] [D]
Yesterday a [G] child came out to [D]
[A] wander,
[D] But a [G] dragonfly [A] inside jawed.
[D] Fearful when [G] the sky was full [F#m] of [A] thunder,
[F#m] [G] And tearful at [D] the [A] falling of [D] a star.
Then the child [G] moved ten times from [D]
seasons,
[A] [D] Skated over [G] ten clear [A] frozen
[C] streams.
[D] Words like, when [G] you're older, must [F#m] please him,
[G] And promises of [A] someday make his [D]
dreams.
And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and [G] down.
We're captive on the carousel [D] of time.
[G] We can't turn, we can only look [F#m] behind,
[G] [F#m] And round [F#] and round in the circle [D] game.
[Bm] [D]
[G] [Bm] [D] Sixteen springs and [G] sixteen summers [D] gone,
[A] Heart [D] wheels lost [G] to car wheels through the [A]
town.
[C] And you [D] tell him, take me [G] high, it won't be [F#] long,
[A]
[F#m] Till [G] you drag your feet to [D] slow those circles down.
So the boy who dreamed [G] tomorrow [D] now's twenty,
[A] Though [D] his dreams have lost [G] some grander [A] coming through.
[G] There'll [D] be new dreams, [G] maybe better dreams, [F#m] and plenty,
[G] Before the last [A] revolving year [D] is through.
And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and down.
[G] We're captive on the carousel [D] of time.
[G] We can't turn, we can only look [F#m] behind,
From [A] where [G] we came.
[D]
[F#] And round and round [D]
in the circle [G] game.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Circle Game chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#m, G, A, D, G and D in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 74 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 148 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yesterday a [G] child came out to [D] _ _
_ [A] wander,
_ _ _ [D] But a [G] _ dragonfly [A] inside _ _ _ _ _ jawed.
[D] _ Fearful when [G] the sky was full [F#m] of [A] thunder,
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] And tearful at [D] the [A] falling of [D] a star.
_ _ _ _ Then the child [G] moved ten times from [D] _ _
seasons,
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Skated over [G] ten clear [A] frozen _ _
_ [C] _ streams.
_ [D] Words like, when [G] you're older, must [F#m] please _ _ _ him,
[G] And promises of [A] someday make his [D] _ _
dreams.
_ _ And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and _ [G] down.
We're captive on the carousel [D] of time.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] We can't turn, we can only look _ [F#m] behind, _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ And round [F#] and round in the circle [D] _ game.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ Sixteen springs and [G] sixteen summers [D] gone, _
[A] Heart _ _ _ [D] _ wheels lost [G] to car wheels through the [A] _ _
town.
[C] _ _ And you [D] tell him, take me [G] high, it won't be [F#] long,
[A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Till [G] you drag your feet to [D] slow those circles _ down.
_ _ _ So the boy who dreamed [G] tomorrow _ [D] now's twenty,
_ [A] _ _ Though [D] his dreams have lost [G] some grander [A] coming through.
_ _ [G] _ There'll [D] be new dreams, [G] maybe better dreams, [F#m] and _ plenty,
_ _ _ _ [G] Before the last [A] revolving year [D] is _ through.
_ _ _ And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted _ ponies go up and down.
[G] We're captive on the _ carousel [D] of time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] We can't turn, we can only look [F#m] behind,
From [A] where [G] we came.
_ _ [D] _ _
[F#] _ And round and round _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ in the circle [G] game.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Joni Mitchell.

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