Song Scale: Gb Major
Signature BPM: 4/4
Metronome: 88
Strumming Pattern: DU,DU,DU,DU
(Intro)
Gb
Verse 1
Gb
If you ain’t got two kids by 21
B
You’re probably gonna die alone
B
At least that’s what tradition told you
Gb
And it don’t matter if you don’t believe
Ebm
Come Sunday morning you best be
Ebm
There in the front row, like you’re s’posed to
Bm Gb
Same hurt in every heart
Bm Db
Same trailer, different park
(Pre-Chorus)
B
Mama’s hooked on Mary Kay
B
Brother’s hooked on Mary Jane
Gb
And Daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors down
(Chorus)
B
Mary Mary quite contrary
B
We get bored so we get married
Gb Gbmaj7 Ebm
And just like dust we settle in this town
B Gb
On this broken merry go ’round
Gbmaj7
And ’round and ’round we go
Ebm Db B
Where it stops nobody knows
B
And it ain’t slowin’ down
B Gb
This merry go ’round
(Verse-2)
Gb
We think the first time’s good enough
Gb Ebm
So we hold on to high school love
Ebm
Say we won’t end up like our parents
Gb
Tiny little boxes in a row
Gb Ebm
Ain’t what you want it’s what you know
Ebm
Just happy in the shoes you’re wearin’
Bm Gb
Same checks we’re always cashin’
Bm Db
To buy a little more distraction
(Pre-Chorus)
B
‘Cause Mama’s hooked on Mary Kay
B
Brother’s hooked on Mary Jane
Gb
And Daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors down
(Chorus)
B
Mary Mary quite contrary
B
We get bored so we get married
Gb Gbmaj7 Ebm
And just like dust we settle in this town
B Gb
On this broken merry go ’round
Gbmaj7
And ’round and ’round we go
Ebm Db B
Where it stops nobody knows
B
And it ain’t slowin’ down
B Gb Ebm
This merry go ’round
B
Mary Mary quite contrary
B
We’re so bored until we’re buried
Gb Gbmaj7 Ebm
And just like dust we settle in this town
B Gb
On this broken merry go ’round
Gbmaj7
And ’round and ’round we go
Ebm Db B
Where it stops nobody knows
B
And it ain’t slowin’ down
B Gb
This merry go ’round
[OUTRO]
Gb
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Gb
Jack burned out on booze and pills
Ebm
And Mary had a little lamb
Ebm Gb
Mary just don’t give a damn no more
If you ain’t got two kids by 21
You’re probably gonna die alone
At least that’s what tradition told you
And it don’t matter if you don’t believe
Come Sunday morning, you best be there
In the front row, like you’re s’posed to
Same hurt in every heart
Same trailer, different park
Mamas hooked on Mary Kay
Brothers hooked on Mary Jane
And daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors down
Mary, Mary quite contrary
We get bored so we get married
And just like dust we settle in this town
On this broken merry go ’round and ’round and ’round we go
Where it stops nobody knows
And it ain’t slowin’ down
This merry go ’round
We think the first time’s good enough
So we hold on to high school love
Say we won’t end up like our parents
Tiny little boxes in a row
Ain’t want you want, it’s what you know
Just happy in the shoes you’re wearin’
Same checks we’re always cashin’
To buy a little more distraction
Cause Mama’s hooked on Mary Kay
Brother’s hooked on Mary Jane
And daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors down
Mary, Mary quite contrary
We get bored so we get married
And just like dust we settle in this town
On this broken merry go ’round and ’round and ’round we go
Where it stop nobody knows
And it ain’t slowin’ down
This merry go ’round
Mary, Mary quite contrary
We’re so bored until we’re buried
And just like dust we settle in this town
On this broken merry go ’round
Merry go ’round
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Jack burned out on booze and pills
And Mary had a little lamb
Mary just don’t give a damn no more
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