Two Rings Shy Chords

KeyG Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays360

Two Rings Shy by Miranda Lambert is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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Intro - G 

G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Ain’t gonna paint this pretty face like you paint the town 
        C 
I ain’t wastin’ good mascara just to watch it runnin’ down 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 



Em 
I could spend an hour on my make-up and my hair 
A 
Shoes too tall, dress too small and lacy underwear 
C 
Go down to the bar, buy myself a drink 
A                                C           D 
Dangle there all perfect, like a puppet on a string 




G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Ain’t gonna paint this pretty face like you paint the town 
        C 
I ain’t wastin’ good mascara just to watch it runnin’ down 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 



Em 
You got girls that sing and dance, I hear one's an acrobat 
            A 
You got ‘em swinging from the chandelier, well, honey I don’t swing like that 
     C 
The main attraction’s leaving, let the sideshow pay the rent 
A                                     C                    D 
Take this diamond back, and you'll be two rings shy of the big top tent 




G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Ain’t gonna paint this pretty face like you paint the town 
        C 
I ain’t wastin’ good mascara just to watch it runnin’ down 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 




G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
G 
Tiptoe ‘cross the tightrope, 'til you turn me upside down 
        C 
Cut the cable, pull the net just to let me hit the ground 
G                            D                   G 
I ain’t gonna get dressed up just to be your clown 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante