Chords for Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game (Official Audio)

Tempo:
118 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Ebm

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game (Official Audio) chords
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[B] [Dbm] [B] [Dbm]
[B] [E] [B]
Yesterday a child came out to wander
Caught a dragonfly inside a [E] jar
[B] Fearful [E] when the sky was [B] full [Ebm] of thunder
[E] And tearful [B] at the falling of a [E]
star
[B] And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and down
[E] We're captive on a carousel [B] of time
We [E]
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle
[E]
Then [B] the child [E] moved ten times [B] round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
[E] [B] Words like, [E] when you're older, [B] [Ebm] must appease him
[E] And promises [B] of someday make his dreams
And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and [E] down
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time
We [E]
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle
[E] [B]
Sixteen [E] springs and sixteen [B] summers gone now
Cartwheels turn [E] to car wheels [B] through the town
[E] [B] And they tell him, take your time, it [Ebm] won't be long now
Till [E] you drag your feet [B] to slow circles down
And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and [E] down
We're captive on a [B] carousel of time
We [E]
can't return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle
[E] [B] So the years spin by [E] and now the boy [B] is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming [E] true
[B] There'll be new dreams, [E] maybe better [B] dreams [Ebm] than plenty
[E] Before the last [B] revolving year is through
And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and [E] down
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time
We can't [E] return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
[B] And go round and round and round in a circle
Circle game
And go round and round [Dbm] and round in a circle [B]
[E] game
[B] [E] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
Ebm
13421116
Dbm
13421114
B
12341112
E
2311
Ebm
13421116
Dbm
13421114
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To learn Joni Mitchell - (2021 Remaster) The Circle Game chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, E, B, Ebm and E. Set your pace at 59 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 118. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [B] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yesterday a child came out to _ wander
_ _ _ _ Caught a _ dragonfly _ inside a [E] jar
_ _ [B] _ _ Fearful _ [E] when the sky was [B] full [Ebm] of thunder
_ _ _ _ [E] And tearful [B] at the falling of a [E]
star
[B] _ _ _ And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and down
[E] We're captive on a _ carousel [B] of time
_ We _ _ [E] _
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle
_ [E] _
Then [B] _ _ the _ child [E] moved ten times [B] round the _ _ _ seasons
_ Skated over ten clear frozen _ streams
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ Words like, [E] when you're older, [B] [Ebm] must _ appease _ him
[E] And _ promises [B] of someday make his dreams
_ And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and [E] down
We're captive on a carousel [B] of time
_ _ _ We [E] _
can't return, we can only [B] look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Sixteen [E] springs and sixteen [B] summers gone _ _ _ now _ _
Cartwheels turn [E] to car wheels [B] through the town
_ [E] _ [B] And they tell him, take your _ time, it [Ebm] won't be long _ now
Till [E] you drag your feet [B] to slow circles _ _ down
_ And the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and [E] down
We're captive on a [B] carousel of time
_ We _ _ [E] _
can't return, we can [B] only look [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
And [B] go round and round and round in a circle _
[E] _ _ [B] So _ the years spin by [E] and now the boy [B] is twenty
_ _ _ Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming _ [E] true
_ _ _ [B] There'll be new dreams, [E] maybe better [B] dreams [Ebm] than plenty
_ _ _ [E] Before the last [B] _ revolving year is through
And _ _ the seasons, they go round and round
And the pains and probings go up and [E] down
We're captive on a _ carousel [B] of time
_ _ _ _ _ We can't [E] return, we can [B] only look _ [Ebm] behind from where [E] we came
[B] And go round and round and round in a circle _ _
_ _ Circle game
And go round and round [Dbm] and round in a circle [B] _ _
[E] game
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Joni Mitchell.

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