Sacred Rainbow Nation Songs of Light, Peace and Love · Song 214

Circle Around (We Circle Around)

key F minor (performed) / E minor (book) tempo ≈185 chords Em C D Em/D

An Arapaho Ghost Dance song, recorded by James Mooney in the 1890s, and sung with respect for its origins. It is printed in Rainbow AU songs, vol. A, song #214 “I Circle Around”, PDF p.27 (typeset words and chords; no staff notation). Credited “Arapaho (Native American)”, aka “Long Wing Feather”; the book notes it appears in Friction in the System and on Tickle Tune Typhoon “Circle Around”. The melody here follows the singing on “Shamanism: I Circle Around” — Shamanic Experience (YouTube, 1:19). See also song-circle.com — Circle Around (lyrics; no recording listed there).

Melody

Words & chords — as printed in the songbook

Em

I circle around (around, around) (2x)

C D Em

The bound'ries of the earth (the bound'ries of the sky)

Em Em/D Em

Wearing my long-wing feathers as I fly (wearing ...)