Use Capo 2 to match Joni's recording.
Intro:
[ A ] [ D ] a few times
===== Verse 1:
[ A ]Yesterday A [ D ]child came out to [ A ]wonder [ A4 ] [ A ]
[ A ]Caught A dragon-[ D ]fly inside A [ E ]jar
[ A ]Fearful when the [ D ]sky was full of [ F#m7 ]thunder
And [ D ]tearful at the [ Bm ]falling [ E ]of a [ A ]star.
===== Chorus:
[ A ]And the seasons, they go [ D ]'round and [ A ]'round
[ A ]And the painted ponies go [ D ]up and [ A ]down.
We're [ D ]captive on the carousel of [ A ]time. [A4] [ A ]
[ D ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#m ]behind from where we [ D ]came
[ D ]And go [ C#m ]'round and 'round and [ D ]'round in the [ E ]circle [ A ]game.
===== Verse 2:
[ A ]Then the child moved [ D ]ten times 'round the [ A ]seasons [A4] [ A ]
[ A ]Skated over [ D ]ten clear frozen [ E ]streams
[ A ]Words like, when you're [ D ]older, must [ F#m7 ]appease him
And [ D ]promises of [ Bm ]Some day [ E ]make his [ A ]dreams.
===== Chorus:
[ A ]And the seasons, they go [ D ]'round and [ A ]'round
[ A ]And the painted ponies go [ D ]up and [ A ]down.
We're [ D ]captive on the carousel of [ A ]time. [A4] [ A ]
[ D ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#m ]behind from where we [ D ]came
[ D ]And go [ C#m ]'round and 'round and [ D ]'round in the [ E ]circle [ A ]game.
===== Verse 3:
[ A ]Sixteen springs and [ D ]sixteen summers [ A ]gone now [A4] [ A ]
[ A ]Cartwheels turn to [ D ]car wheels through the [ E ]town.
[ A ]And they tell him: Take your [ D ]time. It won't be [ F#m7 ]long now
'til you [ D ]drag your feet to [ Bm ]slow the [ E ]circles [ A ]down.
===== Chorus:
[ A ]And the seasons, they go [ D ]'round and [ A ]'round
[ A ]And the painted ponies go [ D ]up and [ A ]down.
We're [ D ]captive on the carousel of [ A ]time. [A4] [ A ]
[ D ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#m ]behind from where we [ D ]came
[ D ]And go [ C#m ]'round and 'round and [ D ]'round in the [ E ]circle [ A ]game.
===== Verse 4:
[ A ]So the years spin by [ D ]and now the boy [ A ]is twenty [A4] [ A ]
[ A ]Though his dreams have lost some [ D ]grandeur coming [ E ]true.
[ A ]There'll be new dreams, maybe [ D ]better dreams and [ F#m7 ]plenty
[ D ]Before the last re-[ Bm ]volving [ E ]year is [ A ]through.
===== Chorus:
[ A ]And the seasons, they go [ D ]'round and [ A ]'round
[ A ]And the painted ponies go [ D ]up and [ A ]down.
We're [ D ]captive on the carousel of [ A ]time. [A4] [ A ]
[ D ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#m ]behind from where we [ D ]came
[ D ]And go [ C#m ]'round and 'round and [ D ]'round in the [ E ]circle [ A ]game.
[ D ]And go [ C#m ]'round and 'round and [ D ]'round in the [ E ]circle [ A ]game.
