«On A Carousel»
(A. Clarke — T. Hicks — G. Nash)
Intro:
(electric guitar [4X; hi-hat enters 3rd time]; continue into verse:)
C Csus4
v v v v
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-3———3—————
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Verse 1:
C Csus4 C Csus4
Riding along on a carousel
C Csus4 C Csus4
Trying to catch up to you
C Csus4 C Csus4
Riding along on a carousel
C Csus4 C Csus4
Will I catch up to you
D7
v v v v
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——1——-1—
——2——-2—
-0—————
———0——-
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(Horses…)
D7
Horses chasing ’cause they’re racing
G
So they ain’t so far
Chorus:
C
On a carousel
(C) F G
v v v v v v v v
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————7b9r7—5—7p5|7b9r7—————12*—
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* harmonic
[1: repeat above; 2, 3: as indicated below, then to bridge]
C
On a carousel
(C) F G (G) F#
v v v v v v v v
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————7b9r7—5—7—|7b9r7———————
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Verse 2:
C F
v v v v
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-0———————2—
-2————-0—0h2—
——3——————
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(Nearer…)
C F C F
Nearer, nearer by changing horses
C F C F
Still so far away
C F C F
People fighting for their places
C F C
Just get in my way
v v v v v
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-3—3—3-2-3-4-|—
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D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 [D7sus4: xx0213]
Soon you’ll leave and then I’ll lose you
D7 D7sus4 G
Still we’re going round
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
F
Round and round and round and round
C FaddG C
Round and round and round and round with you
F CaddF F /E /D /C Bb G [CaddF: x33010]
Up, down, up, down, up, down, too
Link [after 1st bridge only]:
C FaddG [4X; band enters 3rd time]
/ / / /
Verse 3 [chords and fills as per verse 2]:
As she leaves, she drops the presents
That she won before
Pulling ducks out of the water
Got the highest score
Now’s my chance and I must take it
A case of do or die
[repeat chorus]
[repeat bridge]
Verse 4 [as per verse 2]:
Riding along on a carousel
Trying to catch up to you
Riding along on a carousel
Will I catch up to you
Now we take our ride together
No more chasing her
[repeat chorus 1 to fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
