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Merry Go Round

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[Intro]
G D  Am  Em G D  C
[Verse 1]
GRemember the time I told Dyou a lie
 CYou said saying sorry don't Dmmake it alright
GRemember the way I Dpromised you, baby, AmI  Emwould Dstay
Well I Cdon't wanna do this 'cause Fyou won't forget it
EmI can't keep living a DlieG  
[Chorus]
I can't Embe everyCthing you Dwant me to be, baby
GI can't Dsleep knowing Cyou, you Dcan't breathe without mAme
CHere we go runnEming, Amhand in hand til you fall down
I won't look Emback 'cause I'm on Amthis merry Ggo round
OFh here Amwe go rounCd
[Verse 2]
You say reGmember the trip we Dcouldn't afford
My Emheart on my sleeve, your feet on the Fdashboard
GI'm scared for you, you dwell Din the past
If Cyou can't move on you're Emgoing nDowhere fast
AmI don't wanna Emdo this 'cause you Dwon't forget it
But EmI can't keep living this Dlie
[Chorus]
GI can't Dbe everyCthing you Dwant me to be, baby
GI can't Dsleep knowing Cyou, you Dcan't breathe without mAme
CHere we go runnEming, Amhand in hand til you fall down
I won't look Emback 'cause I'm on Amthis merry Ggo round
[Bridge]
  EmThere he goes, Chere I go, Emhere we go spinning aDround
DThere he goes, here I go, there we go spinning around
CThere he goes, Emhere I go
No, we don't want Dto slow Git Ddown
[Chorus]
GI can't Dbe everyCthing you Dwant me to be, baby
GI can't Dsleep knowing Cyou, you Dcan't breathe without mAme
CHere we go runnEming, Dhand in hand til you fall doAmwn
I won't look Dback 'cause I'm on this merry go Ground

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Merry Go Round

by Cady Groves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D Am Em G D C

[Verse 1]

G D

Remember the time I told you a lie

C Dm

You said saying sorry don't make it alright

G D Am Em D

Remember the way I promised you, baby, I would stay

C F

Well I don't wanna do this 'cause you won't forget it

Em D G

I can't keep living a lie

[Chorus]

Em C D

I can't be everything you want me to be, baby

G D C D Am

I can't sleep knowing you, you can't breathe without me

C Em Am

Here we go running, hand in hand til you fall down

Em Am G

I won't look back 'cause I'm on this merry go round

F Am C

Oh here we go round

[Verse 2]

G D

You say remember the trip we couldn't afford

Em F

My heart on my sleeve, your feet on the dashboard

G D

I'm scared for you, you dwell in the past

C Em D

If you can't move on you're going nowhere fast

Am Em D

I don't wanna do this 'cause you won't forget it

Em D

But I can't keep living this lie

[Chorus]

G D C D

I can't be everything you want me to be, baby

G D C D Am

I can't sleep knowing you, you can't breathe without me

C Em Am

Here we go running, hand in hand til you fall down

Em Am G

I won't look back 'cause I'm on this merry go round

[Bridge]

Em C Em D

There he goes, here I go, here we go spinning around

There he goes, here I go, there we go spinning around

C Em

There he goes, here I go

D G D

No, we don't want to slow it down

[Chorus]

G D C D

I can't be everything you want me to be, baby

G D C D Am

I can't sleep knowing you, you can't breathe without me

C Em D Am

Here we go running, hand in hand til you fall down

D G

I won't look back 'cause I'm on this merry go round

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