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