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EDEN (The Eden Project) – Balling Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsDb Ebm7 Gbmaj7 Gb Ebm Fm7 Bbm Ab Fm

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[Intro]
Db Ebm7 Gbmaj7

[Verse 1]
Db
19 (baby!)
 Ebm7
inverted baby
            Gbmaj7
bright blue sky scenes
    Gb
obscura in my bedroom
 Db           Ebm7
lying on the floor
            Gbmaj7
we had some times
    Db
bad ideas
Ebm                    Gbmaj7
soft spoken music to my ears
 Gbmaj7
spending my money
           Fm7          Bbm
like i wish i had spent time

[Chorus]
            Gb
but no our legacy sheets
            Gbmaj7
can bring me sweet dreams
Bbm
how strange is it when
                Ab
ours is lost in them
i said whenever you
             Ebm
called id be there
                 Ebm7
i hope you never take
                   Gb
advice from your friends
crammed in to the back
                 Bbm
seat of my first car
 Bbm
that i drove too fast
                         Ab
running from the thought i
know you dont get it when
  Db          Ebm
i say i been balling

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[Verse 2]
Gb       Ab
its all bless
                  Bbm
you couldnt stop crying
                 Gb
i couldnt cry at all
 Ebm                    Bbm
how can i dance myself clean?
                           Gb
these rooms just dirty my soles
           Ebm
slowly my friends
turned to places
   Bbm                  Gb
i cant be everywhere at once
                Ebm
i watched some friends
turn to places
    Bbm                 Gb  Db Ab
now its just a one way convo

[Pre-Chorus]
                   Fm7 Bbm   Ebm7
and til youre not afraid of going
    Db       Ab            Gb
ill be right here on your arm
             Fm  Bbm
and when its not my
           Ebm7
choice in staying
    Db Ab
ill go

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[Chorus]
             Gb
i know our legacy sheets
 Gb
cant bring me sweet dreams
Bbm
how strange is it when
                 Ab
ours is lost in them
i said whenever you
              Ebm
called id be there
i hope you never take
                  Gbmaj7
advice from your friends
crammed in to the back
                 Bbm
seat of my first car
Bbm
that i drove too fast
                        Ab
running from the thought i

know you dont get it when
               Ebm
i tell you im balling
 Ebm
balling

[Chorus]
 Ebm
we were just kids
                   Bbm
you couldnt stop crying
                Gbmaj7
i couldnt cry at all
           Ebm          Bbm
how can i dance myself clean?
                          Gbmaj7
these rooms just dirty my soles
           Ebm
slowly my friends turned to places
       Bbm                  Gbmaj7
and i cant be everywhere at once
                Ebm
i watched some friends
turn to places
      Bbm               Gbmaj7
now its just a one way convo

[Ending]
Db Ebm Gbmaj7 x3

How to play Balling: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Balling by EDEN (The Eden Project) on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Balling by EDEN (The Eden Project) is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 9 chords: Db, Ebm7, Gbmaj7, Gb, Ebm, Fm7, Bbm, Ab and Fm.

The backbone of the song is Bbm – Gb – Ebm – Bbm (vi – IV – ii – vi in D♭ major). In solfa, that is lah – fah – reh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Dm7, Fmaj7, F, Dm, Em7, Am, G, Em (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Ebm7 chord on guitar (x68676) — E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭

Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x) — G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F

Gb chord on guitar (244322) — G♭G♭ B♭ D♭

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

Fm7 chord on guitar (131111) — Fm7F A♭ C E♭

Bbm chord on guitar (x13321) — B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Balling chords: questions

What key is Balling in?

Balling by EDEN (The Eden Project) is centred on D♭ major (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

What chords are in Balling?

Balling uses 9 chords: Db, Ebm7, Gbmaj7, Gb, Ebm, Fm7, Bbm, Ab, Fm.

What is the chord progression of Balling?

The main progression is Bbm – Gb – Ebm – Bbm (vi – IV – ii – vi).

Is Balling easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes C, Dm7, Fmaj7, F, Dm, Em7, Am, G, Em (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

How to play Balling: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Balling chords: questions

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