Noah Kahan - Growing Sideways: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Growing Sideways" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

      G                        Bm
So I took my medication and I poured my trauma out
         C
On some sad-eyed middle aged man's
over-priced new leather couch
       Em                          G
And we argued about Jesus finally found
some middle ground
        C
I said I'm cured

And I divvied up my anger into
thirty separate parts
Keep the bad shit in my liver,
and the rest around my heart
I'm still angry at my parents,
for what their parents did to them
But it's a start

              Em                G
But I ignore things and I move sideways
            C                      G
'Till I forget what I felt in the first place
                   C
At the end of the day
                  G                      D
I know there are worse ways to stay alive

Chorus:
                   Em
'Cause everyone's growing
                G
And everyone's healthy
          C                            G
I'm terrified that I might never have met me
          C                       G
Oh, if my engine works perfect on empty
               D
I guess I'll drive
               G
I guess I'll drive

So I forgot my medication
Fell into a manic high
Spent my savings at a Lulu
Now I'm suffering in style
Why is pain so damn impatient?
Ain't like it's got a place to be
Keeps rushing me

But I ignore things, and I move sideways
'Til I forget what I felt in the first place
At the end of the day
I know there are worse ways to stay alive

Chorus:
'Cause everyone's growing
And everyone's healthy
I'm terrified that I might never have met me
Oh, if my engine works perfect on empty
I guess I'll drive

       C                G
And if all my life was wasted
         Em                 D
I don't mind I'll watch it go
      C             G                D
It's better to die numb than feel at all
      C                G
Oh if all my time was wasted
         Em                 D
I don't mind I'll watch it go
      C             G                D
It's better to die numb than feel at all

But I ignore things, and I move sideways
Until I forget what I felt in the first place
At the end of the day lord knows
there are worse ways to stay alive

Chorus:
'Cause everyone's growing
And everyone's healthy
I'm terrified that I might never have met me
Oh, if my engine works perfect on empty
I guess I'll drive
I guess I'll drive


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Growing Sideways" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Growing Sideways" by Noah Kahan.