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