Carouselambra

Progression: 
 
(G) (A) (A) (G) (A) (A) (G) (A) (A) (G) (A) (A)   (B) (C#) 
 
Repeat this 8 times: 
 
[x00231] [x02220] 
(Dm/A)       (A) 
 
With verse:  [x33211]  [x30210] 
 
(F/C) (C) 
Sisters by the wayside bide their time in quiet peace, 
await their place within the ring of calm. 
 
(Dm/A) (A) 
Still stand to turn in seconds of release, 
await the call they know may never come. 
 
(F/C) (C) 
In times of lightness no intruder dared upon 
to jeopardize the course, upset the run. 
 
(Dm/A) (A) 
All was joy and hands were raised towards the sun, 
as love in halls of plenty overrun. 
 
[xx0233] [xx0232] 
(Dsus4)      (D) 
Ah,  ah,  ah,  ah. 
 
Then 4 times in the same pattern: 
 
[113331]   [133211] 
(Bb/F)        (F) 
 
4 times: 
(Dm/A)     (A) 
 
(F/C) (C) 
Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast, 
unending dances shadowed on the day. 
 
(Dm/A)     (A) 
Within the wall their dauting formless keep, 
preserved their joy and kept their doubts at bay. 
 
(F/C) (C) 
Faceless legions stood in readiness to weep, 
just turn a coin, bring order to the fray. 
 
(Dm/A)     (A) 
And everything is soon no sooner thought than deed, 
but no-one seemed to question anyway. 
 
(Dsus4)      (D) 
Ah,  ah,  ah, ah. 
 
4 times: 
 
(Bb/F) (F) 
 
Then the keyboard does a little roll which kinda goes like this: 
 
|:  (A)~      (F) (G)  :|  [Play it four times] 
 
(F/C) (C) 
How keen the soaring hunter`s eye prevails upon the land, 
to seek the unsuspecting and the weak. 
 
(Dm/A)     (A) 
And powerless the fabled sat, too slow to lift a hand, 
toward the foe that threatened them from the deep. 
 
(F/C)      (C) 
Who cares to dry the cheeks of those who saddened stand, 
adrift upon the sea of futile speech? 
 
(Dm/A) (A) 
Wha?? 
 
(Dsus4) (D) 
Ah,  ah,  ah, ah. 
 
4 times: 
 
(Bb/F) (F) 
 
Then the keyboard does that little roll again: 
 
|:  (A)~      (F) (G)  :|  [Play it four times] 
 
The keyboard does another thing but I`ll list the chords here: 
 
|:  (F)     (G)  (Em)  :|  [Play it three times] 
 
|:  (A)~      (F) (G)  :|  [two times] 
 
|:  (F)     (G)  (Em)  :|  [Play it three times] 
 
|:  (A)~      (F) (G)  :|  [two times] 
 
|:  (F)     (G)  (Em)  :|  [Play it three times] 
 
[This is in D]: 
 
[Riff 1] - play it once initially 
 
   (Em)      (D)             (A)       (G)      (C)             (D) 
e|--7------5~-----5------5~------3------0------0------2~-| 
(B)|----8------7------7------5-------3------1------1----3~-| 
(G)|------9------7~-----7------6~------4------0---------2~-| 
(D)|----------------------------------------------------0~-| 
(A)|-------------------------------------------------------| 
(E)|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|--7------5~-----5------5~------3------0------0---| 
(B)|----8------7------7------5-------3------1------1-| 
(G)|------9------7~-----7------6~------4------0------| 
(D)|-------------------------------------------------| 
(A)|-------------------------------------------------| 
(E)|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
[Back to the key of C]: 
 
[Riff 2] 
 
    (A)              (Cmaj7) 
e|--0~---------------0~-| 
(B)|--2~---------------0~-| 
(G)|--2~---------------0~-| 
(D)|--2~---------4-----2~-| 
(A)|--0~-------0---0---3~-| 
(E)|----------------------| 
 
[Riff 2] x2 
 
[Riff 2] with lyrics: 
 
Where was your word, where did you go? 
Where was your helping, where was your bow? Bow. 
 
[Riff 1] x1 
 
[Riff 2] w/ lyrics: 
 
Dull is the armour, cold is the day. 
Hard was your journey, dark was the way. Way. 
 
[Riff 1] x1 
 
[Riff 2] w/ lyrics: 
 
I heard the word, I couldn`t stay, oh. 
I couldn`t stand it another day. Another day, ay, another day, 
Another day. 
 
Keyboard bangs out an (A) chord, then it plays a (G) for four 
measures [final key switch to G], then (A) again for four measures 
 
Play (G): 
Touched by the timely coming, roused from the keeper`s sleep, 
Play (A): 
release the grip, throw down the key. 
Play (D): 
Held now within the knowing, rest now within the peace, 
Play (A): 
Take of the fruit, but guard the seed. 
 
Play (D) for four measures, then: 
 
        [x04442] 
|:   (A) (A)   (B/A)~   :|   [Play this four times] 
 
Play (G) for four measures, then (A) for four measures. 
 
Play (G): 
Held now within the knowing, rest now within the beat, 
take of the fruit but guard the seed. 
 
Play (D) for four measures, then: 
 
Play (A): 
Take of the fruit but guard the seed. 
 
Play (D) for four measures, then: 
 
|:   (A) (A)   (B/A)~   :|   [Play this three times] 
 
Repeat until fadeout: 
                       [x05553] 
|:   (A) (A)   (B/A)~    (C/A)  (B/A)  :|