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Zach Bryan – Nine Ball Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEm D G C

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[Intro] (muted)
Em D G C x2

[Verse 1]
Em                       D
I don't wanna bet but my father
                      G
wrote a check that I bet his
                   C
 ass could never cash
Em
He's betting on the eight
      D
ball landing in the
 side wall,
   G
cold blooded killer
            C
 if you ask
Em
But every night he needs
       D
me to land himself a red
        G                    C
 three corner pocket at 12 am
Em
Only twelve years old but
 D                 G
I got a hold of a pole
                           C
stick I was gifted from him

[Chorus]
               Em         D
My father is a betting man
                   G      C
But I got myself a steady hand
                    Em
He's sitting in the corner
                     D
with a six pack of Corona
Betting that his son
      G        C
will win again
Em D G C x2

[Verse 2]
Em
Go bet another six-pack
D
Bet I make comeback
G
Kinda like this table's
      C
got a lean
Em
Won't you takе me fishing
     D
 and I wanna try out for
     G                      C
the sevеnth grade football team
Em
He'll probably be nothing
           D
but this town's old drunkard
       G
 and die on a smoke
           C
stained stool
Em
Right now he's got a bargain
      D
 that he's taken too far on
    G                      C
his boys game of nine-ball pool

[Chorus]
                Em         D
My father was a betting man
                   G      C
But I got myself a steady hand
                    Em
He's sitting in the corner
                    D
 with a six pack of Corona
Betting that his son
      G        C
 will win again
             Em
My father was a betting
    D  G  C
 man
Em D G C x2

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[Outro]
                Em        D
My father was a betting man
                   G     C
But I got myself a steady hand
                    Em
He's sitting in the corner
                    D
 with a six pack of Corona
Betting that his son will
 G       C
 win again
Em                      D
I don't wanna bet but my daddy
                     G
 wrote a check that I bet
                  C
 his ass could never cash
Em
He's betting on the eight
     D
 ball landing in the side wall,
G                         C
 cold blooded killer if you ask

How to play Nine Ball: key, chords and progression

These are Nine Ball chords by Zach Bryan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Nine Ball by Zach Bryan, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: Em, D, G and C.

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

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.