Carousel
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C7M
I think I've had enough of your world today
A9 F
My head has opened up, and your pictures fall like rain
Dm G
In front of my face they spin
C7M
We were corresponding shapes like the rocks in a ledge
A9 F
Now this puzzle has been rained upon, and the corners lost their edge
Dm G
Nothing fits as it once did
E7/13-
But at least we had finished at -
Am Am * A9/4 Am9 F7M
All over this room I reign you are
Am Am * A9/4 Am9 F7M
All over this room I reign you are
Am Am * A9/4 Am9 F7M
All over this room I reign you are
Dm
What's wrong with that?
G
Nothing, I guess
C7M
So I entertain my mind with little ticks and movie flicks
A9
Combinations of quirky comedies, but they've all got romantic twists
F Dm
And when I can't forget I write, that's how this whole thing came to be
G E7/13-
It helps me when I'm lonely
Am Am * A9/4 Am9 F7M
All over this room I reign you are
Am Am * A9/4 Am9 F7M
All over this room I reign you are
Am Am * A9/4 Am9 F7M
All over this room I reign you are
Dm
What's wrong with that?
G
Nothing, I guess
C7M G
So I guess you're right, I did abhor
A9
The awkward silence we endured
G
And spoke a truce to stop the swell
C7M
And slow this spinning carousel
G
Yet still it spun from time to time
A9
Laced with mistrust that cracked the spine
G
This feeble frame just would not hold
C7M
And sparked the drifting of two souls
G
I am not ready nor deserve
A9
A line of love that can't be blurred
G
Into a shallow blotch of lust
C7M
A dirty thought, a pointless fuck
G
I never properly explained
A9
This bodied beauty you contain
G
Is too much for a man to take
At such an ageless feeling age
Am A9/4 Am9 F
All over this room I reign you are
Am A9/4 Am9 F
All over this room I reign you are
Am A9/4 Am9 F
All over this room I reign you are
Dm
What's wrong with that?
G
Nothing, I guess
Dm
Nothing, I guess
G F7M
Nothing, I guess
Note the change in the last Chorus.
How to play Carousel
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C7M. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.