CHORDS: Zach Bryan – Mechanical Bull Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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

[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