Merry Go Round chords by Kacey Musgraves (Ver. 4)

Guitar chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

D MajorD        x x 0 2 3 x
Dmaj7Dmaj7    x x 0 2 2 x
G/BG/B      x 2 0 0 3 x
Em13Em13     x 2 0 0 2 x
Gm/A#    x 1 0 0 3 x
Asus4Asus4    x 0 2 2 3 0
A augmentedA        x 0 2 2 2 0
Dsus2Dsus2    x 0 0 2 3 0
Dmaj7/C# x 4 0 2 3 0
Bm11Bm11     x 2 0 2 3 0
G+G        3 2 0 0 3 3

Intro:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 G/BG/B Em13Em13 G/BG/B Em13Em13
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 G/BG/B Em13Em13 G/BG/B Em13Em13


Verse 1:
D MajorD                    Dmaj7Dmaj7     D MajorD
If you ain't got two kids by 21,
                Dmaj7Dmaj7      G/BG/B
You're probably gonna die alone
                Em13Em13                G/BG/B  Em13Em13
At least that's what tradition told you

D MajorD                   Dmaj7Dmaj7        D MajorD
And it don't matter if you don't believe,
            Dma7             G/BG/B
Come Sunday morning you best be there
        Em13Em13                  G/BG/B         Em13Em13
In the front row, like you're s'posed to

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Pre-Chorus 1:
Gm/A#                    D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2
Same hurt in every heart
Gm/A#                   Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Same trailer, different park


Chorus:
G+G
Mama's hooked on Mary Kay
G+G
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
    D MajorD                                   Dsus2Dsus2
And Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down
G+G
Mary Mary quite contrary,
G+G
We get bored so we get married
D MajorD                      Dmaj7/C#       Bm11Bm11
And just like dust we settle in this town
        G+G                D MajorD                     Dmaj7/C#
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go,
Bm11Bm11             A augmentedA     G+G
Where it stops nobody knows,
G+G
And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round

Interlude:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7


Verse 2:
D MajorD            Dmaj7Dmaj7             D MajorD
We think the first time's good enough,
           Dmaj7Dmaj7             G/BG/B
So we hold on to high school love,
             Em13Em13           G/BG/B      Em13Em13
Say we won't end up like our parents

D MajorD           Dmaj7Dmaj7      D MajorD
Tiny little boxes in a row,
      Dmaj7Dmaj7                        G/BG/B
Ain't want you want it's what you know,
           Em13Em13               G/BG/B     Em13Em13
Just happy in the shoes you're wearin'


Pre-Chorus 2:
Gm/A#                      D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2
Same checks we're always cashin'
Gm/A#                   Asus4Asus4    A augmentedA
To buy a little more distraction


Chorus:
       G+G
'Cause Mama's hooked on Mary Kay
G+G
Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
    D MajorD                                   Dsus2Dsus2
And Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down
G+G
Mary Mary quite contrary,
G+G
We get bored so we get married
D MajorD                      Dmaj7/C#       Bm11Bm11
And just like dust we settle in this town
        G+G                D MajorD                     Dmaj7/C#
On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go,
Bm11Bm11             A augmentedA     G+G
Where it stops nobody knows,
G+G
And it ain't slowin' down, this merry go 'round

Interlude:
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 G/BG/B Em13Em13 G/BG/B Em13Em13


Chorus 2:
G+G
Mary Mary quite contrary
G+G
We're so bored until we're buried
D MajorD                     Dmaj7/C#        Dm11Dm11
And just like dust we settle in this town
         G+G               D MajorD    Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7
On this broken merry go 'round
D MajorD        Dmaj7Dmaj7   D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7
Merry go 'round


Outro:
D MajorD
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
Dmaj7/C#
Jack burned out on booze and pills,
Bm11Bm11
And Mary had a little lamb,
G+G               A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Mary just don't give a damn no more

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