Intro
G D Em Bm C G Em D
[Chorus]
G
In the merry-go-round
D
Even tho I'm broke
Em
I know I'm still a child
Bm C
At the bone, cause that merry go round
G
Even tho I'm on my own
Em
I'll always be a child
D
At the bone, (and..) (x2)
[Verse 1]
G D
See, when I was a kid, I be starrin' at PBS
Em Bm
Or playing tag on recess, feeling no need to be stressed
C G
Could get whatever I want with just a simple request
Em D
Playing the part with no rest and come on in refreshed
G D
It's like it's a gift and I saw it as a blessing
Em Bm
Whenever I was wrong, we moved on and learned a lesson
C G
I never felt the need to take a hit or blow the rezin
Em D
But now the feeling's gone, is it I was just messing?
G D
And things have changed, now that I am 17
Em Bm
I start to realize that people often never 'gree
C G
Sad to question how more on we disagree
Em
And why was so mean,
N.C.
I'm wonderin' why so few people have had a dream
[Pre-Chorus]
G D
And I'm wishin' that it will just all slow down
Em Bm
I'm just tryna forget all that I know now
C G
That's why I breath in slow and let the smoke blow out
Em D
So pass to the left until that green go brown
[Chorus]
G
In the merry-go-round
D
Even tho I'm broke
Em
I know I'm still a child
Bm C
At the bone, cause that merry go round
G
Even tho I'm on my own
Em
I'll always be a child
D
At the bone, (and..) (x2)
[Interlude]
G D
La la, lalalala
Em Bm
La la, lalalala
C G
La la, lalalala
Em D
La la, yo uhh
[Verse 2]
G D
Yo, I throw it back a couple years, just for a minute
Em Bm
Spin it like a record, play it back until the finish
C G
Listen to me tell it, lemme reminisce
Em D
See, it was forth grade when I first exceeded limits
G D
Oh, I got suspended, shots to chest for Bennett
Em Bm
Teachers actin' offended, really they just pretendin'
C G
My parents saw my ass sayn to pick who my friends is
Em D
Sit with it repentant, man, I never understood
G D
How could all this punishment possibly lead to good?
Em Bm
Fuck a time out, I'mma live it how I should
C G
I dipped out, while I hid my head under my hood
Em D
Hopin' nobody could see me piecin' that Hollywood
G D
And it has been like a dream, I just haven't woke up
Em Bm
It's time to go up, hopefully before I blow up
C G
You know what? I just keep on giving no fucks
Em
Cause if the living isn't great,
N.C.
then you should probably smoke up
[Chorus]
G
In the merry-go-round
D
Even tho I'm broke
Em
I know I'm still a child
Bm C
At the bone, cause that merry go round
G
Even tho I'm on my own
Em
I'll always be a child
D
At the bone, (and..) (x2)
[Outro]
G D
La la, lalalala
Em Bm
La la, lalalala
C G
La la, lalalala
Em D
La la (x2)