[Verse 1]
E
I know you came in here 'cause you're worried about me
I can tell by your eyes you came to see
A
If I'm alright, babe
E
Well I'm alright, babe
B
It's a downturn
A E
But it's a turn all the same
[Verse 2]
E
Sometimes it feels like a merry-go-round
I'm standin' still, I go up, I come down
A
All night, babe
E
In the music and lights, babe
B
It's a downturn
A E
But it's a turn all the same
[Chorus]
A E
The circles I run in are cycles older than time
B
And I refuse to abide
E
An unchanging life
A E
Because running-in-circles beats the hell out of sinking-in-sand
F#
And I simply can't stand
B
To stay where I am
E-G-D-A-G-D
[Chorus]
A E
Well the circles I run in are cycles older than time
B
And I refuse to abide
E
An unchanging life
A E
Because running-in-circles beats the hell out of sinking-in-sand
F#
And I simply can't stand
B
To stay where I am
[Verse 3]
E
So let the world keep on turning and set its own speed
At the end of the day we've got what we need
A
And that's alright, babe
E
We're alright, babe
B
It's a downturn
A E
But it's a turn all the same
B
Yeah it's a downturn
A E
But it's a turn all the same