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Merry Go Round

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[Verse]
F#If you ain't got two kids by 21
You're probably gonna die aD#mlone
Least that's what tradition F#told you
F#And it don't matter if you don't F#7believe
Come Sunday morning, you best be there in the 
D#mfront row like you're supposed to
BmSame hurt in every F#heart
BmSame trailer, different C#park
[Chorus]
BMama's hooked on Mary Kay
B7Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
F#Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors F#7down
BMary, Mary quite contrary
B7We get bored, so, we get married
F#Just like dust, we settle in this D#mtown
On this Bbroken merry go 'F#round and 'round and F#7'round we go
D#mWhere it stops F#nobody kBmnows 
and it ain't slowin' down    
This merry go F#'round     F#7  
[Verse]
F#We think the first time's good enough
So, we hold on to high school D#mlove
Sayin' we won't end up like our Bparents
F#Tiny little boxes in a row
Ain't what you want, it's what you know
Just happy in the shoes you're wBearin' Bm  
BmSame checks we're always F#cashin' 
                   Bm              C#. . . B  
to buy a little more distraction  
[Chorus]
BMama's hooked on Mary Kay
B7Brother's hooked on Mary Jane
F#Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors F#7down
BMary, Mary quite contrary
B7We get bored, so, we get married
F#Just like dust, we settle in this D#mtown
On this Bbroken merry go 'F#round and 'round and F#7'round we go
D#mWhere it stops F#nobody kBmnows 
and it ain't slowin' down    
This merry go F#'round F#7  
[Solo]
F#  F#     B
[Bridge]
BMary, Mary quite contrary
B7We're so bored until we're buried
F#Just like dust, we settle in this toD#mooown 
On this Bmbroken merry go F#'round     
merry go 'round   Bm  
F#Jack and Jill went up the hill
F#7Jack burned out on booze and pills
And D#mMary had a little lamb
Mary just don't give a damn no F#more

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Merry Go Round

by Kacey Musgraves

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D#m

F#7

[Verse]

If you ain't got two kids by 21

D#m

You're probably gonna die alone

Least that's what tradition told you

F# F#7

And it don't matter if you don't believe

Come Sunday morning, you best be there in the

D#m

front row like you're supposed to

Bm F#

Same hurt in every heart

Bm C#

Same trailer, different park

[Chorus]

Mama's hooked on Mary Kay

Brother's hooked on Mary Jane

F# F#7

Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down

Mary, Mary quite contrary

We get bored, so, we get married

F# D#m

Just like dust, we settle in this town

B F# F#7

On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go

D#m F# Bm

Where it stops nobody knows

and it ain't slowin' down

F# F#7

This merry go 'round

[Verse]

We think the first time's good enough

D#m

So, we hold on to high school love

Sayin' we won't end up like our parents

Tiny little boxes in a row

Ain't what you want, it's what you know

B Bm

Just happy in the shoes you're wearin'

Bm F#

Same checks we're always cashin'

Bm C# B

. . .

to buy a little more distraction

[Chorus]

Mama's hooked on Mary Kay

Brother's hooked on Mary Jane

F# F#7

Daddy's hooked on Mary two doors down

Mary, Mary quite contrary

We get bored, so, we get married

F# D#m

Just like dust, we settle in this town

B F# F#7

On this broken merry go 'round and 'round and 'round we go

D#m F# Bm

Where it stops nobody knows

and it ain't slowin' down

F# F#7

This merry go 'round

[Solo]

F# F# B

[Bridge]

Mary, Mary quite contrary

We're so bored until we're buried

F# D#m

Just like dust, we settle in this toooown

Bm F#

On this broken merry go 'round

merry go 'round

Jack and Jill went up the hill

F#7

Jack burned out on booze and pills

D#m

And Mary had a little lamb

Mary just don't give a damn no more

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