On A Carousel:The Hollies.
#4 in UK, #14 in Australia & #11 in USA in 1967.
INTRO: C F (x4)
#1.
C F C F C F C F
Riding along on a carousel, tryin' to catch up to you.
C F C F C F C F
Riding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?
D7 D D7
Horses chasing, cause they're racing..so they ain't
G G7 G
so far.ar.ar.ar.ar..
G7 C F G C F G
On a carousel..on a carousel.
#2.
C F C F C F C F
Nearer and nearer by changing horses, still so far away.
C F C F C F C F
People fighting for their places, just get in the way.
D7 D D7
Soon you'll leave and then I'll lose you, still we're
G G7 G
going rou.ou.ou.ou.ound..
G7 C F G C F G7
On a carousel..on a carousel.
F
Round and round and round and round and
C F C
round and round and round and round with you.
F C F C F C G G7
Up, down, up, down, up, down, too.
#3.
C F C F C F C F
As she leaves, she drops the presents that she won before.
C F C F C F C F
Pulling ducks out of the water, got the highest score.
D7 D D7 G G7 G
Now's my chance and I must take it, a case of do-or-die.ie.ie.ie.ie..
G7 C F G C F G7
On a carousel..on a carousel.
F
Round and round and round and round and
C F C
round and round and round and round with you.
F C F C F C G G7
Up, down, up, down, up, down, too.
#4.
C F C F C F C F
Riding along on a carousel, trying to catch up to you.
C F C F C F C F
Riding along on a carousel, will I catch up to you?
D7 D D7 G G7 G
Now we take our ride together..no more chasing her.er.er.er.er.
G7 C F G C F G
On a carousel..on a carousel..
OUTRO:
G7 C F G
on a carousel.el.el.el.el.... (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.