(A. Clarke - T. Hicks - G. Nash)

Intro: (electric guitar [4X; hi-hat enters 3rd time]; continue into verse:) C Csus4 v v v v ------------------------- -------1-----------1----- -------0-----------0----- ------------2h3---------- -3--------3-------------- ------------------------- 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 -----2-------2--- -----1-------1--- -----2-------2--- -0--------------- ---------0------- ----------------- (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 -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- ------------7b9r7--5--7p5|7b9r7--------------12*--- -------------------------|----------5-----5-------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- * 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 -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- ------------7b9r7--5--7--|7b9r7-------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- -------------------------|------------------------- Verse 2: C F v v v v ------------------------- ------------------------- -0--------------------2-- -2-------------0---0h2--- ------3------------------ ------------------------- (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 -----------------|--- -----------------|--- -----------------|--- -----------------|-0- -3---3---3-2-3-4-|--- -----------------|--- 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