Verse 1: B E B Gb Yesterday a child came out to wonder B E Gb E Gb Caught a dragonfly inside a jar B E Ebm Fearful when the sky was full of thunder E Gb B And tearful at the falling of a star Chorus: B E B And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round B E B And the painted ponies go up and down E B We're captive on a carousel of time E Ebm E We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came E Ebm E Gb B And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game Verse 2: B E B Gb Then the child moved ten times 'round the seasons B E Gb E Gb Skated over ten clear frozen streams B E Ebm Words like, when you're older, must appease him E Gb B And promises of someday make his dreams Chorus: B E B And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round B E B And the painted ponies go up and down E B We're captive on a carousel of time E Ebm E We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came E Ebm E Gb B And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game Verse 3: B E B Gb Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now B E Gb E Gb Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town B E Ebm And they tell him, take your time it won't be long now E Gb B 'Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down Chorus: B E B And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round B E B And the painted ponies go up and down E B We're captive on a carousel of time E Ebm E We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came E Ebm E Gb B And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game Verse 4: B E B So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty B E Gb Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true B E Ebm There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty E Gb B Before the last revolving year is through Outro: B E B And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round B E B And the painted ponies go up and down E B We're captive on a carousel of time E Ebm E We can't return, we can only look behind from where we came E Ebm E Gb B And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game E Ebm E Gb B And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game
