(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