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Sideways

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Capo: 1
[Intro]
A G A G
A G A G
[Verse 1]
 AHey girl, what's your name?
It's so Gloud in here I can't hear a thing, (what!?)
  ABut I sure do like your Gstyle,
  AAnd I can see you came to rock
In your Gblue jeans and white tank top
  AMan, that look drives me Gwild
[Chorus]
And it's Ahey now Ghere we go
DDJ don't you play nGothing slow
AKeep those girls out Gon the floor
GGotta make them want to come back for Dmore
Been Ahere since the Gsun went down,
Be Dhere when it comes Gback around
CWorked all week, it's time to play
GGonna get a little bit sidewAaysG  
SidewAaysG  
[Verse 2]
  AAin't no need to fight
Y'all tGake that redneck stuff outside
  AThat's what parking lots are Gfor
AOnce you're out you ain't coming back
The vGelvet rope ain't got no slack
AMan, they're busting down the dGoor
[Chorus]
And it's Ahey now Ghere we go
DDJ don't you play nGothing slow
AKeep those girls out Gon the floor
GGotta make them want to come back for Dmore
Been Ahere since the Gsun went down,
Be Dhere when it comes Gback around
CWorked all week, it's time to play
GGonna get a little bit sidewAaysG  
SidewAaysG  
[Solo]
A G A G
A G A A
[Bridge]
AHey, now here we go (hey, now here we go)
DAJ don't you play Gnothing slow
DGotta make 'em wanna (what)... Gotta make 'em wanna (what)...
Gotta make 'em wanna come Gback for more
[Chorus]
And it's Ahey now Ghere we go
DDJ don't you play nGothing slow
AKeep those girls out Gon the floor
GGotta make them want to come back for Dmore
Been Ahere since the Gsun went down,
Be Dhere when it comes Gback around
CWorked all week, it's time to play
GGonna get a little bit sidewAaysG  
SidewAaysG  
SidewAaysG  
SidewAaysG  
[Outro]
  AHey girl, what's your name?
It's so lGoud in here I can't hear a thing

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Sideways

by Dierks Bentley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo: 1

[Intro]

A G A G

[Verse 1]

Hey girl, what's your name?

It's so loud in here I can't hear a thing, (what!?)

A G

But I sure do like your style,

And I can see you came to rock

In your blue jeans and white tank top

A G

Man, that look drives me wild

[Chorus]

A G

And it's hey now here we go

D G

DJ 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

Worked all week, it's time to play

G A G

Gonna get a little bit sideways

A G

Sideways

[Verse 2]

Ain't no need to fight

Y'all take that redneck stuff outside

A G

That's what parking lots are for

Once you're out you ain't coming back

The velvet rope ain't got no slack

A G

Man, they're busting down the door

[Chorus]

A G

And it's hey now here we go

D G

DJ 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

Worked all week, it's time to play

G A G

Gonna get a little bit sideways

A G

Sideways

[Solo]

A G A G

A G A A

[Bridge]

Hey, now here we go (hey, now here we go)

A G

DJ don't you play nothing slow

Gotta make 'em wanna (what)... Gotta make 'em wanna (what)...

Gotta make 'em wanna come back for more

[Chorus]

A G

And it's hey now here we go

D G

DJ 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

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

[Outro]

Hey girl, what's your name?

It's so loud in here I can't hear a thing

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