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Travis Meadows - Sideways Chords

Chord reference G, C, Am, Bm, Em, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [G] [C] If I could [G]buy myself a conscience. That wasn’t [Am]broken. [C]Mend every fence I drove my hard head through. [G] [G]Re-lock all the doors I wish I never [Am]opened. [C]Unlearn the things I wish I never knew. [G] [G]Then it came out through the bottle. [Am]Came out through my fists. [C]Came out way too early, [G]I wish it never did.

[G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [Em]Bitter [Bm]roads turn into [Am]highways. [G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [Am]Sideways…

[G] [C] [G]I have days when it’s just nose above the [Am]water. [C]Keep it together while I fall apart. [G] [G]I have moments when I act just like my [Am]father. [C]The only man who ever broke my heart. [G] [G]And it comes out in my silence. [Am]Sometimes unwanted tears. [C]Comes out disguised as anger. [G]But it’s really fear.

[G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [Em]Bitter [Bm]roads turn into [Am]highways. [G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [Am]Sideways…

[G] [C] [Am] [C] [G] [G]Push it down, it comes back up. [Am]Push it down, it comes back up. [C]Push it down, it comes back up. [G]Push it down, it comes back up.

[G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [Em]Bitter [Bm]roads turn into [Am]highways. [G]Push it [Bm]down, it comes out [Am]sideways. [Am]Sideways… [G] [D] [Am] [D] [C] [G]

Artist Travis Meadows
Album First Cigarette
Genres Folk
Year 2017
Key G

How to Play Sideways on Guitar?

Travis Meadows - Sideways can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Am, Bm, Em, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sideways with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.