Melanie Martinez - Carousel: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Carousel" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
Fm    C#                G#         Fm       C# G#
Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go
Fm     C#           G#            Fm         C# G#
Will I catch up to love, I could never tell, I know
Fm C#         G#             Fm        C# G#
Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I
Fm        C#            G#            Fm     C#
Feel like I'm glued on tight to this carousel

Fm   C#          G#  Fm        C#      G#   Fm
Come, come one, come all, you must be this tall
 C#   G#  Fm     C#       G#
To ride this ride at the carnival
Fm   C#        G# Fm   C#               G#  Fm
Oh, come take my hand, and run through playland
C#  G#       Fm   C#      G#
So high, too high at the carnival

Fm C#            G#   Fm
And it’s all fun and games,
 C#           G#  Fm    C# G#
'til somebody falls in love
             Fm
But you've already bought a ticket,
   C#                        G#
and there’s no turning back now

Chorus

This horse is too slow
We're always this close
Almost, almost
We're a freak show
Right, right when I'm near
It's like you disappear
Where'd you go?
Mr. Houdini, you're a freak show

And it's all fun and games
Till somebody falls in love
But you already bought a ticket
And there's no turning back now

Chorus

 Fm          D#       C#
Why did you steal my cotton candy heart
Fm           D#       C#
You threw it in this damn coin slot
Fm       D#        C#
And now I’m stuck, I'm stuck
Fm       D#     C#
Riding, riding, riding

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Carousel" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Carousel" by Melanie Martinez.