On A Carousel Song Lyrics
On A Carousel by Hollies Look Through Any Window
The Hollies
(Gouldman / Silverman)
Intro (on electric 12-string; easiest to play using full barre chords
even though only three strings are actually played)
(B) (A)
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(play 2x)
Verse 1:
B A
Look through any window, yeah
E A B
What do you see
B A
Smiling faces all around
E A B
Rushing through their busy towns
C#m
(Where do they go...) Movin' on their way
E B E B
Walkin' down the highways and the byways
C#m
(Where do they go...) Movin' on their way
E B E B
People with their shy ways and their sly ways
F# B E F#
You can see the little children all around
B G#m E F#
You can see the little ladies in their gowns when you
Verse 2:
Look through any window, yeah
Any time of day
See the drivers on the roads
Puttin' down their heavy loads
(Where do they go...) Movin' on their way
Drivin' down the highways and the byways
(Where do they go...) Movin' on their way
Drivers with their shy ways and their sly ways
You can see the little children all around
You can see the little ladies in their gowns when you
[repeat intro]
G (song modulates from B to C here)
/ / / /
Coda:
C Bb
Look through any window, yeah
F Bb C
What do you see
C Bb
Smiling faces all around
F Bb C
Rushing through their busy towns
Dm Bb C
(Where do they go...) Movin' on their way
Dm Bb C
Movin' on their way
Dm Bb C
Movin' on their way
[repeat intro in C; end cold on Dm]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers