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Zach Bryan – Crooked Teeth Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am C/B C G Am

[Verse 1]
Am                C
Truth and love is all it costs
  G                    Am
I guess I'll make the drive
Am             C
Down past the Texas line
      G             Am
Make sure he's not alive
Am                   C
Dumped him off of a river bridge
       G        Am
In the fall of '84
Am                   C
Word got around that he climbed 
out
         G               Am
Of that muddy red river floor

[Break]
Am C/B C G Am

[Verse 2]
Am                    C
Lost my bride to the finest man
     G                   Am
She claims to have ever known
Am              C
She got to the parking lot
      G                 Am
His knees were already blown
Am              C
Love is such a mighty drug
  G            Am
A mightier disease
       Am                  C
Bet he misses her floating past 
the barge
         G                Am
With one eye and crooked teeth
     G                Am
One eye and crooked teeth
     G                Am
One eye and crooked teeth
     G                Am
One eye and crooked teeth

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[Break]
Am C/B C G   Am C/B C G Am

[Chorus]
     Am                 C       
Your crooked teeth are floating 
        G             Am
and my lady's resting fine
       Am             C         
Seven miles out of Bismark next 
      G             Am
to backend Northern lines
   Am                C        
I laid her down so softly and 
     G          Am
so kindly reassured
  Am              C      
Love it ain't for tamin' 
  G                     Am
a disease that can't be cured

[Break]
Am C/B C G Am  Am C/B C G Am

[Verse 3]
          Am            C
And I'll drive through Colorado
      G                Am
On a rocky stretch of road
Am         C
No one who loves me 
           G              Am
As far as telephone poles go
   Am            C
I wish I was a trustin' man
        G             Am
But a trustin' man is weak
     Am                C
The only thing worth trustin' is
      G                     Am
Some brass through crooked teeth
      G                     Am
Some brass through crooked teeth
      G                     Am
Some brass through crooked teeth

[Break]
Am C/B C G   Am C/B C G Am

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[Chorus]
     Am                 C       
Your crooked teeth are floating 
        G             Am
and my lady's resting fine
       Am             C         
Seven miles out of Bismark next 
      G             Am
to backend Northern lines
   Am                C        
I laid her down so softly and 
     G          Am
so kindly reassured
  Am              C      
Love it ain't for tamin' 
  G                     Am
a disease that can't be cured

[Solo]
Am C G Am
Am C G Am
Am C G Am
Am C G Am

[Verse 2]
Am                    C
Lost my bride to the finest man
     G                   Am
She claims to have ever known
Am              C
She got to the parking lot
      G                 Am
His knees were already blown
Am              C
Love is such a mighty drug
  G            Am
A mightier disease
       Am                  C
Bet he misses her floating past 
the barge
         G               Am
With one eye and crooked teeth

How to play Crooked Teeth: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Crooked Teeth by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Crooked Teeth by Zach Bryan is built around A minor (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: Am, C/B, C and G.

The backbone of the song is C – G – Am – C (III – VII – i – III in A minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.