Use Capo 2 to match Joni's recording.
Intro:
[ A5 ] [ D5 ] a few times
===== Verse 1:
[ A5 ]Yesterday A5 [ D5 ]child came out to [ A5 ]wonder [ A5 ] [ A5 ]
[ A5 ]Caught A5 dragon-[ D5 ]fly inside A5 [ E5 ]jar
[ A5 ]Fearful when the [ D5 ]sky was full of [ F#5 ]thunder
And [ D5 ]tearful at the [ B5 ]falling [ E5 ]of a [ A5 ]star.
===== Chorus:
[ A5 ]And the seasons, they go [ D5 ]'round and [ A5 ]'round
[ A5 ]And the painted ponies go [ D5 ]up and [ A5 ]down.
We're [ D5 ]captive on the carousel of [ A5 ]time. [A4] [ A5 ]
[ D5 ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#5 ]behind from where we [ D5 ]came
[ D5 ]And go [ C#5 ]'round and 'round and [ D5 ]'round in the [ E5 ]circle [ A5 ]game.
===== Verse 2:
[ A5 ]Then the child moved [ D5 ]ten times 'round the [ A5 ]seasons [A4] [ A5 ]
[ A5 ]Skated over [ D5 ]ten clear frozen [ E5 ]streams
[ A5 ]Words like, when you're [ D5 ]older, must [ F#5 ]appease him
And [ D5 ]promises of [ B5 ]Some day [ E5 ]make his [ A5 ]dreams.
===== Chorus:
[ A5 ]And the seasons, they go [ D5 ]'round and [ A5 ]'round
[ A5 ]And the painted ponies go [ D5 ]up and [ A5 ]down.
We're [ D5 ]captive on the carousel of [ A5 ]time. [A4] [ A5 ]
[ D5 ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#5 ]behind from where we [ D5 ]came
[ D5 ]And go [ C#5 ]'round and 'round and [ D5 ]'round in the [ E5 ]circle [ A5 ]game.
===== Verse 3:
[ A5 ]Sixteen springs and [ D5 ]sixteen summers [ A5 ]gone now [A4] [ A5 ]
[ A5 ]Cartwheels turn to [ D5 ]car wheels through the [ E5 ]town.
[ A5 ]And they tell him: Take your [ D5 ]time. It won't be [ F#5 ]long now
'til you [ D5 ]drag your feet to [ B5 ]slow the [ E5 ]circles [ A5 ]down.
===== Chorus:
[ A5 ]And the seasons, they go [ D5 ]'round and [ A5 ]'round
[ A5 ]And the painted ponies go [ D5 ]up and [ A5 ]down.
We're [ D5 ]captive on the carousel of [ A5 ]time. [A4] [ A5 ]
[ D5 ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#5 ]behind from where we [ D5 ]came
[ D5 ]And go [ C#5 ]'round and 'round and [ D5 ]'round in the [ E5 ]circle [ A5 ]game.
===== Verse 4:
[ A5 ]So the years spin by [ D5 ]and now the boy [ A5 ]is twenty [A4] [ A5 ]
[ A5 ]Though his dreams have lost some [ D5 ]grandeur coming [ E5 ]true.
[ A5 ]There'll be new dreams, maybe [ D5 ]better dreams and [ F#5 ]plenty
[ D5 ]Before the last re-[ B5 ]volving [ E5 ]year is [ A5 ]through.
===== Chorus:
[ A5 ]And the seasons, they go [ D5 ]'round and [ A5 ]'round
[ A5 ]And the painted ponies go [ D5 ]up and [ A5 ]down.
We're [ D5 ]captive on the carousel of [ A5 ]time. [A4] [ A5 ]
[ D5 ]We can't return, we can only look [ C#5 ]behind from where we [ D5 ]came
[ D5 ]And go [ C#5 ]'round and 'round and [ D5 ]'round in the [ E5 ]circle [ A5 ]game.
[ D5 ]And go [ C#5 ]'round and 'round and [ D5 ]'round in the [ E5 ]circle [ A5 ]game.
