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