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Marilyn Chords by Kelsea Ballerini

Marilyn chords by Kelsea Ballerini

Guitar chords with lyrics

Capo on 1st
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C#

🎸 Intro:

 F   C  | Em   G  | F   C  | Am   G  :




🎸 Verse 1:
         F             C        Em    G
Must be nice to be so nice and beautiful
           F          C             Am    G
Hang the stars in the eyes of everybody
          F           C          Em      G
Got your name up in lights and in every home
          F          C           Am     G
But were you still alone at the party?

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🎸 Pre-Chorus:
F                    C
Everybody wanted to see you
    Em   G
Lips red, eyes blue
    F                    C           F
And everybody wanted to be you, yeah


🎸 Chorus:
      F      C            G
Was it worth it to seem so perfect?
          F        C                Am        G
Blonde and curves didn't keep you from your skeletons
      F     C      G
Was it lonely, show pony?
     F              C
Did you miss Norma Jeane?
           Am      G        F   C    Em   G
Or did you always wanna be Marilyn?
 F   C   Am   G
Marilyn


🎸 Verse 2:
          F               C           Em     G
Once you got through the doors, was it glamorous?
             F               C       Am     G
Or did you think you'd feel morе fulfilled?  (Mm)
              F          C
'Cause I can see how it seemed
           Em             G
Through an L.A. silvеr screen
          F            C                 Am    G
But I can also see how it'd drive me to pills


🎸 Chorus:
      F      C            Em   G
Was it worth it to seem so perfect?
          F        C                Am        G
Blonde and curves didn't keep you from your skeletons
      F     C      Em   G
Was it lonely, show  pony?
     F              C
Did you miss Norma Jeane?
           Am      G        F   C    Em   G
Or did you always wanna be Marilyn?
     F   C   Am   G
Oh
Marilyn


🎸 Bridge:
F                    G
Everybody wanted to see you
 Em       G
Lips red, eyes blue
    F                     C
And everybody wanted to know you
Am     G
In every room
 F                         C
Was the way that everyone loved you
   Em         G
A feeling you outgrew?
       F                    C
'Cause everybody wanted to be you
Em
 But did you? (Mm-mm, hmm)


🎸 Chorus:
      F      C            Em   G
Was it worth it to seem so perfect?
          F        C                Am        G
Blonde and curves didn't keep you from your skeletons
      F     C      Em   G
Was it lonely, show  pony?
     F              C
Did you miss Norma Jeane?
     Am         G
The woman underneath
           F       C      G
Or did you always wanna be
 F   C    Em   G
Marilyn?
              F   C   Am   G    F
Oh, ooh-ooh
Marilyn


🎸 Outro:
C                Em       G        F    C
 Umm, do I feel happy in life? Um
Am         G
Uh, let's see

Published: September 25, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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