Circle
Words & Music:
Edie Brickell & The
New Bohemians
In general, arpeggiate the
given chords to play this song as recorded.
INTRO RIFF: [2x]
D AM6/C# Bm7 A .
. . G
E
--------------------2-----|------------5~---------------------|---------------
B
----3-----3-----5-----5---|-------2-3~-----------5--3-2-------|-3----------O--
G
--------2---------2-----2-|-----2--------------2--------4-(O)-|-O-----H--O----
D
-O----O-------2-----------|---4--------------2----------------|-O----O-2------
A
------------4-------------|-2--------------O------------------|-X-------------
E
--------------------------|-----------------------------------|-3-------------
A
-|--------------------------------|
-|-2-----------------------------.|
-|-2-----7~----6---4----2-O-------|
-|-2---------9---7---5------4-2--.|
-|-O------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
D D/C#
D/B
D/A
D D/C#
D/B D/A [etc.]
Me, I'm a part of your circle
of friends & we notice you don't come around.
Me, I think it all depends on
you touching ground with us; but...
PRE-CHORUS:
D D/C# D/B
D/A
D/G D/A D
I quit, I give up. Nothing's good enough for anybody else,
it seems. [2x]
CHORUS:
Bm D
Em G
And being alone is the, the
best way to be.
When I'm by myself, it's the
best way to be
When I'm all alone, it's the
best way to be
Bm D
Em
A [back to verse riff]
When I'm by myself nobody else can say good-bye
Everything is temporary,
anyway, when the streets are wet-the colors slip into
The sky but I don't know why
that means you And I are that means you and
PRE-CHORUS:
CHORUS:
OUTRO: [vox line freely - guitar triplets
under "Ha-la" playfully fast]
D D/C#
D/B
D/A
D D/C#
D/B D/A
Me, I'm a part of your circle
of friends & we notice you don't come around...
Ha-la-la-la-la-la!
La-la!
E--------------------------------------------------------------||
B----2-------2-------2------2-------2------2-------2s15---15---||
G------3-------3-------3------3-------3------3-----3s----------||
D--0----------------------------------------------0------------||
A-----------4-------2------0--------------0--------------------||
E----------------------------------3---------------------------||