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Key: D
Intro:
(palm muted)
Em D G C x2
Verse 1:
Em D G C
I don't wanna bet but my father wrote a check that I bet his ass could never cash
Em D G C
He's betting on the eight ball landing in the side wall, cold blooded killer if you ask
Em D G C
But every night he needs me to land himself a red three corner pocket at 12 am
Em D G C
Only twelve years old but I got a hold of a pole 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 D
He's sitting in the corner with a six pack of Corona
G C
Betting that his son will win again
Em D G C x2
Verse 2:
Em
Go bet another six-pack
D
Bet I make comeback
G C
Kinda like this table's got a lean
Em D G C
Won't you takе me fishing and I wanna try out for the sevеnth grade football team
Em D G C
He'll probably be nothing but this town's old drunkard and die on a smoke stained stool
Em D G C
Right now he's got a bargain that he's taken too far on 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 D
He's sitting in the corner with a six pack of Corona
G C
Betting that his son will win again
Em D G C
My father was a betting man
Em D G C x2
Outro:
Em* D*
My father was a betting man
G* C*
But I got myself a steady hand
Em* D*
He's sitting in the corner with a six pack of Corona
G* C*
Betting that his son will win again
Em* D* G* C*
I don't wanna bet but my daddy wrote a check that I bet his ass could never cash
Em* D* G* C*
He's betting on the eight ball landing in the side wall, cold blooded killer if you ask
* = strum once
Other versions of this song
- Nine Ball (Intro)
Song History
Published: September 27, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025