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