Lainey Wilson - Straight Up Sideways: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Straight Up Sideways" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Straight Up Sideways Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Lainey Wilson

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Straight Up Sideways" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           E
There's a reason why we put a week of work in
            A
So, we can do whatever we want on the weekend
               B
It's when you take your blue collar off
                        E   D
And let your neck turn red

E
Everybody does it just a little different
             A
So, when we wind up all the same,
what's the difference?
           B
Yeah, you better get to livin' it
                       E
up before you wake up dead

Chorus:
E
A-tip 'em back 'til you can't walk
                   A
Cut loose like a chainsaw
                   B
Plastered like a drywall
 A
Hammered like an old bent nail
                  E
Jacked up like a four-by
                      A
'Bout as buzzed as a Bud Light
              B
Long gone as last night
D                        A
Loaded like a buckshot shell
                  B
There's more than one way
A                   E       D A
To get straight up sideways

You can do it in the sticks in Mississippi
Or on a rooftop, New York City
From the Carolina Coast to a California beach
Y'all raise one up with me

Chorus:
Tip 'em back 'til you can't walk
Cut loose like a chainsaw
Plastered like a drywall
Hammered like an old bent nail
Jacked up like a four-by
'Bout as buzzed as a Bud Light
Long gone as last night
Loaded like a buckshot shell
There's more than one way
To get straight up sideways
Straight up sideways

A-tip 'em back 'til you can't walk
Cut loose like a chainsaw
Plastered like a drywall
Hammered like an old bent nail
Jacked up like a four-by
About as buzzed as a Bud Light
A-long gone as last night
Loaded like a buckshot shell
There's more than one way
More than one way
To get straight up sideways (Woo)
Straight up sideways
Come on


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Straight Up Sideways" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Straight Up Sideways" by Lainey Wilson.