Sideways Chords

KeyBb Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays446

Sideways by Dierks Bentley is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Bb with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, A, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
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Intro: G  A  

A         
Hey girl, what's your name?  
G 
It's so loud in here I can't hear a thing 
A                         G 
But I sure do like your style 
A 
And I can see you came to rock  
G 
In your blue jeans and white tank top  
A                        G 
Man that look drives me wild 

         A       G 
And it's hey now here we go 
  D                 G 
D-j don't you play nothing slow  
A                   G 
Keep those girls out on the floor 
G                                     D     
Gotta make them want to come back for more  
A                    G 
Been here since the sun went down  
   D                  G 
Be here when it comes back around  
C                             
Worked all week it's time to play  
G                               A  G 
Gonna get a little bit sideways  
A          G 
Sideways  

A  
Ain't no need to fight  
G 
Y'all take that redneck stuff outside  
A                            G 
That's what parking lots are for  
A 
Once you're out you ain't coming back  
G 
The man on the ropes ain't got no slack  
A                             G 
Man they're busting down the door 

         A       G 
And it's hey now here we go  
  D                 G 
D-j don't you play nothing slow  
A                   G 
Keep those girls out on the floor 
G                                     D     
Gotta make them want to come back for more  
A                    G 
Been here since the sun went down  
   D                  G 
Be here when it comes back around  
C                             
Worked all week it's time to play  
G                               A  G 
Gonna get a little bit sideways  
A          G 
Sideways  

( A  G  A  G ) 

A               G 
Hey now here we go  

(hey now here we go)  
A                          G 
D-j don't you play nothing slow 
D 
Gotta make 'em wanna (what) 

Gotta make 'em wanna (what) 
                          G 
Gotta make 'em wanna come back for more 

         A       G 
And it's hey now here we go 
  D                 G 
D-j don't you play nothing slow  
A                   G 
Keep those girls out on the floor 
G                                     D     
Gotta make them want to come back for more 
A                    G 
Been here since the sun went down 
   D                  G 
Be here when it comes back around  
C                             
Worked all week it's time to play  
G                               A  G 
Gonna get a little bit sideways  
A          G 
Sideways 
A         G 
Sideways 
A         G 
Sideways 

A 
Hey girl whats your name 
G 
Its so loud in here I cant here a thing 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante