State Champs - Sidelines: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sidelines" 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.

                 C# G#/C
So I've given it up
               D#m
How could this ever
        F#
seem so simple
            C#  G#/C
Waiting for love
                   D#m
But now you're the one
             F#
who's mixing signals
    C#              G#/C
You say that you're sorry
           D#m         F#
But you're asking what are
          C#   G#/C
we Never enough    And I'm
              D#m
thinking that I can solve
     F#
this riddle another way

F# C#       F#   C#      G#/C
   It's not like we're alright
G#          G#/C     G#
We could be anywhere else tonight

Chorus:
C#
Tell me what we're waiting for
G#/C                    G#
Are we holding out for something
     A#m         Fm
more Here on the sidelines
      F#
We're out on our own time
C#
There's nothing like a
            G#/C
crowded room
To make me wanna
       G#
up and leave with you
A#m       Fm
Under the bright lights
      F#
Still here on the sidelines

Was this ever real
Or was it another empty promise
You think I don't feel
But maybe that's what we have in common

You say that you're sorry
But we're back where we started
How do we heal
I pray I'll be honest with myself another day

It's not like we're alright
We could be anywhere else tonight

         C#           F#
It's not like we're alright
          D#m
It's just something we're drawn
         F#
to Is it worth holding on to
         C#           F#
It's not like we're alright
      D#m
If we fend for ourselves
            F#
We could be anywhere else tonight

Chorus

C#        G#/C
Under the bright lights
      D#m         F#      C# G#/C D#m F#
Until here on the sidelines
C#        G#/C
Under the bright lights
      D#m         F#       C# G#/C D#m F#
Still here on the sidelines
C#        G#/C
Under the bright lights
      D#m         F#       C# G#/C D#m F#
Until here on the sidelines
C#        G#/C
Under the bright lights
      D#m         F#
Still here on the sidelines


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Sidelines" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sidelines" by State Champs.