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On A Carousel

Hollies

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                            "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
	-------------------------|
	-------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