Sideways Chords
Sideways by Lauren Ruth Ward is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A7, Cadd9, C7, D7, G, Em, Am, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
verse 1
A7 Cadd9
I can't help the way i want
A7 Cadd9
I was born on a friday
A7 Cadd9
Need new air in my lungs
A7 C7
Lovin' me a good sideways and
A7 Cadd9
My disciples are only happy when i'm leading
A7 Cadd9
Saying "it's too late to be a crooner"
A7 Cadd9 A7 D7
I'm okay with being a late bloomer
chorus
G Em
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa
G Em Am D
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa hey yeah yeah
Am D A7 C7
Hey yeah yeah
verse 2
A7
Smiling, dancing, make believing i was happy
A7 C7
But the prettier the picture, the border the bitch is
A7 Cadd9
It was a sunday or someday or a something
A7 Cadd9
And i was getting ready, dressed up for nothing
A7 Cadd9
Ain't got nothing on my agenda
A7 Cadd9
Still no time to call my mama, mama, mama...
chorus
G Em
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa
G Em
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa
Am D A7 C7
Hey yeah yeah
Bridge
A Am
A Am
It was a tuesday and i was the lizard queen
A Am
Had on my cheap jeans and i was dreaming
A Am
Heavy, wholeheartedly about the things i want to be
A Am
And all the things i wasn't, i knew i'd need a budget
A Am
Got me a job and planned real good
A Am
But all the planning didn't go as it should
A Am A Am
I was distracted by the people walking faster than me, me
chorus
G Em
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa
G Em Am D
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa hey yeah yeah
Am D
Hey yeah yeah
G Em
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa
G Em Am D
Mama, i'm going sideways oh whoa hey yeah yeah
Am D
Hey yeah yeah
Am D
Hey yeah yeah yeah
Am D
Yeah yeah yeah