The Circle Game Chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Tempo:
148.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [C#]
[D]
Yesterday [G] a child came [D] out to [A] wander,
[D] caught a [G] dragonfly [A] inside a jar.
[G]
[A] [D] Fearful [G] when the sky was full [F#m] of thunder, [G] and tearful [D] at the [A] falling of [D] a star.
Then the child [G] moved ten times [D] round the seasons, [A]
[D] skated [G] over ten clear, [A] cold streams.
[C] [A]
[D] Words like, when [G] you're old, you must [F#m] be still, [G] and promises [D] of [A] someday make [D] his dreams.
And the seasons, they go [Em] round, [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] we're captive on the tail [D] of time.
[G] We can't turn, we can only [F#m] be, round [G] [D]
[Bm] and round [F#m] in the circle [D] game.
[G]
[D] [G] [D]
Sixteen springs [G] and sixteen [D] summers gone.
[N]
[D]
Yesterday [G] a child came [D] out to [A] wander,
[D] caught a [G] dragonfly [A] inside a jar.
[G]
[A] [D] Fearful [G] when the sky was full [F#m] of thunder, [G] and tearful [D] at the [A] falling of [D] a star.
Then the child [G] moved ten times [D] round the seasons, [A]
[D] skated [G] over ten clear, [A] cold streams.
[C] [A]
[D] Words like, when [G] you're old, you must [F#m] be still, [G] and promises [D] of [A] someday make [D] his dreams.
And the seasons, they go [Em] round, [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[G] we're captive on the tail [D] of time.
[G] We can't turn, we can only [F#m] be, round [G] [D]
[Bm] and round [F#m] in the circle [D] game.
[G]
[D] [G] [D]
Sixteen springs [G] and sixteen [D] summers gone.
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
F#m
Bm
D
G
A
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_ Yesterday [G] a child came [D] out to _ [A] wander, _ _ _
[D] _ caught a [G] _ dragonfly [A] inside a _ jar.
[G] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ Fearful [G] when the sky was full [F#m] of thunder, _ _ _ _ [G] and _ tearful [D] at the [A] falling of [D] a _ star. _ _ _ _
Then the child [G] moved ten times [D] round the seasons, _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] skated _ [G] over ten clear, [A] cold streams.
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Words like, when [G] you're old, you must [F#m] _ be still, _ _ [G] and promises [D] of [A] someday make [D] his dreams. _ _ _ _
And the seasons, they go [Em] round, [D] _ _
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[G] _ we're captive on the tail _ [D] of time. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ We can't turn, we can only [F#m] be, round _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] and round [F#m] in the circle [D] _ game.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D]
Sixteen _ springs [G] and sixteen [D] summers gone.
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[D] _ caught a [G] _ dragonfly [A] inside a _ jar.
[G] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ Fearful [G] when the sky was full [F#m] of thunder, _ _ _ _ [G] and _ tearful [D] at the [A] falling of [D] a _ star. _ _ _ _
Then the child [G] moved ten times [D] round the seasons, _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] skated _ [G] over ten clear, [A] cold streams.
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Words like, when [G] you're old, you must [F#m] _ be still, _ _ [G] and promises [D] of [A] someday make [D] his dreams. _ _ _ _
And the seasons, they go [Em] round, [D] _ _
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[G] _ we're captive on the tail _ [D] of time. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ We can't turn, we can only [F#m] be, round _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] and round [F#m] in the circle [D] _ game.
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Sixteen _ springs [G] and sixteen [D] summers gone.
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