G C G
Yesterday a child came out to wonder,
C D7
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar.
G C Bm
Fearful when the sky is full of thunder,
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And tearful at the falling of a star.
Chorus:
G Am7 G
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round,
Am7 G
And the painted ponies goes up and down.
C G
We're captive on the carousel of time.
C Bm
We can't return, we can only look behind
C
From where we came,
G Am7 G C G
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.
G C G
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons,
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Skated over ten clear frozen streams.
G C Bm
Words like "when you're older" must appease him,
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And promises of someday make his dreams.
Chorus:
G Am7 G
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round,
Am7 G
And the painted ponies goes up and down.
C G
We're captive on the carousel of time.
C Bm
We can't return, we can only look behind
C
From where we came,
G Am7 G C G
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.
G C G
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now,
C D7
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town.
G C Bm
And they tell him, "Take your time, it won't be long now,
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'Till you drag your feet to slow the circle down."
Chorus:
G Am7 G
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round,
Am7 G
And the painted ponies goes up and down.
C G
We're captive on the carousel of time.
C Bm
We can't return, we can only look behind
C
From where we came,
G Am7 G C G
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.
G C G
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty,
C D7
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true.
G C Bm
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams, and plenty.
C G Am7 G C G C
Before the last revolving year is through.
Chorus:
G Am7 G
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round,
Am7 G
And the painted ponies goes up and down.
C G
We're captive on the carousel of time.
C Bm
We can't return, we can only look behind
C
From where we came,
G Am7 G C G
And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.