Zach Bryan – Mechanical Bull Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Zach Bryan – Mechanical Bull Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Mechanical Bull chords by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C F  Am  G

[Verse 1]
C
Took a few years
to
get here brother
F
Greens are greener
in
the heat of summer
Am
Calmness on this
G
evenin'
        C
seems a drug
C
Graham and Lucas
are
having kids while
F
Steve’s busy
raising his
      Am
While I climb
      G
out a hole
        C
I never dug
C
Likely there’s
a spot
twenty minutes
or so
F
Used to get
waisted
ridin’ rodeo
Am
Now it’s all
G          C
mechanical Bull

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[Chorus]
        F
Are the old ways
dead?
          C
Or livin’ in my
head
           G
There’s  a smile
on a photo
         F
Catchin’ dust In
your
    Am
old A-part-ment
F
Are the old ways
dead?
   C
Or livin’ in my
head?
     G
It’s all veneer
    Am
and up
from here
   F
So take a rest

[Instrument]
F   C   G
F   Am

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[Verse 2]
C
So I’ll set off
runnin’
like I said i’s
gonna
    F
And find another
rodeo I’m a
  Am
mechanical bull
        G
Throw a quarter
and
         C
watch me go
      C
And I get a
little
sad in
the evenins'
Knowin’
I’ll
F
never get a
beatin’
           Am
Like being young
and
           G
dumb again in
this life’s long
C
rodeo
C
Maybe I’ll move to
Texas
       F
Let my soul grow
bored
and restless
    Am
And learn to rope
and
G            C
ride like Le Gros
C
Maybe I’ll learn the
mando-and
   F
to pick a banjo too
Am
Ride all night
on the
G
highways like
    C
Two-Show

[Chorus]
        F
Are the old ways
dead?
          C
Or livin’ in my
head
           G
There’s  a smile
on a
photo
         F
Catchin’ dust In
your
    Am
old A-part-ment
F
Are the old ways
dead?
   C
Or livin’ in my
head?
     G
It’s all veneer
and
Am
up from here
   F
So take a rest

[Instrument]
F     C

[Bridge]
     G
It’s all veneer
and
Am
up from here
   F
So take a rest
     G
It’s all veneer
and
Am
up from here
   F
So take a rest

[Outro]
C
Took a few years to
get here brother
F
Greens are greener in
the heat of summer
Am
Calmness on this
G
evenin'
        C
seems a drug

How to play Mechanical Bull: key, chords and progression

Mechanical Bull by Zach Bryan is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 4 chords: C, F, Am and G.

Most of the song cycles through C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V in C major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Mechanical Bull chords: questions

What key is Mechanical Bull in?

Mechanical Bull by Zach Bryan is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Mechanical Bull?

Mechanical Bull uses 4 chords: C, F, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of Mechanical Bull?

The main progression is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Mechanical Bull easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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