Merry Go Round
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[Verso 1]
Am G/B C
There's a side of you I love
G C D
There's a side that I'm sick of
Am G/B C
No one gets me high like you
G C D
No one breaks me down the way you do
Am G/B C
We've played this game so many times
G C D
Used the same old lies, said our
Last goodbye
F G Am
Still I keep coming back for more
C G
I just want you for one last time
F Am
You hate me when I break up
C
You save me when I fuck up
G
You love me when I'm back again
F
I'm addicted to
Am
You hate me when I break up
C
You save me when I fuck up
G
You love me when I'm back again
F
That is how we ride
Am
On the merry-go-round
C
On the merry-go-round
G
On the merry-go-round
[Verso 2]
Am G/B C
I can't tell the wrong from right
G C D
And I don't know why when we fight
(G) Am G/B C
I'm too lost in you to see
G C D
That the thing we have is not meant
To be
Am G/B C
We are waiting for the weekend rush
G C
When life doesn't suck, when there's
D
A chance we'll fu—
F G Am
I realise this won't work no more
C G
I just want you for one last time
F Am
You hate me when I break up
C
You save me when I fuck up
G
You love me when I'm back again
F
I'm addicted to
Am
You hate me when I break up
C
You save me when I fuck up
G
You love me when I'm back again
F
That is how we ride
Am
On the merry-go-round
C
On the merry-go-round
G
On the merry-go-round
Dm F
Round and round
Am G
Round and round
Dm
Round and round
F
I hate that I love what I hate
Am G
And I can't escape, I can't find
Dm
No cure
F
I hate that I love what I hate
Am G F
I'm thinking that I'm addicted to you
F Am
You hate me when I break up
C
You save me when I fuck up
G
You love me when I'm back again
F
I'm addicted to
Am
You hate me when I break up
C
You save me when I fuck up
G
You love me when I'm back again
F
That is how we ride
Am
On the merry-go-round
C
On the merry-go-round
G
On the merry-go-round
F
That is how we ride
Am
On the merry-go-round
C G
On the merry-go-round
How to play Merry Go Round
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 Am. 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.