Marilyn Monroe Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays587

Marilyn Monroe by Nicki Minaj is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Em 
I can be selfish 
C 
Yeah so impatient 
G                     D 
Sometimes I feel like Marilyn Monroe 

Em                  C 
I'm insecure, yeah, I make mistakes 
G                                D 
Sometimes I feel like I'm at the end of the road 

          Am 
I can get low, I can get low 
                 C 
Don't know which way is up 
                Em 
Yeah, I can get high, I can get high 
             D 
Like I could never come down 

          Em 
Call me cursed 
                   C 
Or just call me blessed 
                        G 
If you can't handle my worst 
                      D 
You ain't getting my best 

                        Em                     C 
Is this how Marilyn Monroe felt, felt, felt, felt? 
                         G                     D 
Must be how Marilyn Monroe felt, felt, felt, felt 

     Em 
It's like all the good things 
C 
They fall apart like 
G    D 
Like Marilyn Monroe 

Em 
Truth is we mess up 
C 
Till we get it right 
  G                    D 
I don't want to end up losing my soul 

          Am 
I can get low, I can get low 
                 C 
Don't know which way is up 
                Em 
Yeah, I can get high, I can get high 
             D 
Like I could never come down 

Em 
Call me cursed 
                   C 
Or just call me blessed 
                        G 
If you can't handle my worst 
                      D 
You ain't getting my best 

                        Em                     C 
Is this how Marilyn Monroe felt, felt, felt, felt? 
                         G                     D 
Must be how Marilyn Monroe felt, felt, felt, felt 

C           G 
Take me or leave me 
              C 
I'll never be perfect 
             Em 
Believe me I'm worth it 
              C        G 
So take me or leave me 
              C        Em 
So take me or leave me 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante