On A Carousel Tab - The 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