Jun302023

Chaislyn – Sidetracked Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
             Em7         G
Yeah, it was me and then it wasn't
       Em7           G
And it hurt, but now it doesn't
   Em7        G
He chose her, I laughed,
 I thought it'd never last
       Em7            G
It was temporary till it wasn't
    Em/A
And I already got over
him leaving me
    Em/A N.C.
But her still being with
 him that I didn't see

[Chorus]
Em7        Em/A
  I always thought that
he'd come crawling back
Em7        Em/A
  I didn't realize he
loved her like that
Em7       Em/A
  I kinda figured it was all an act
D
He's still in love with me,
      F
 he's just sidetracked

Em7              Em/A
  And I wouldn't take him
 back, not in my dreams
Em7                    Em/A
  But he's supposed to still
be thinking about me
Em7        Em/A
  I don't even miss him
now that he's gone
D
I just didn't think he'd
      F
actually move on

Em7 Em/A
      Mmmh
Em7 Em/A
      Mmmh

[Verse 2]
        Em7         G
I don't mind my own delusion
            Em7       G
Compared to alternate solutions
           Em7     G
Cause it's nice to pretend.
 Why should it have to end?
     Em7    G
I prefer my resolutions

    Em/A
And I already came to terms
 with the whole thing
    Em/A
But how'd “the one” turn out
 to be the one after me


[Chorus]
Em7        Em/A
  I always thought that
he'd come crawling back
Em7        Em/A
  I didn't realize he
loved her like that
Em7       Em/A
  I kinda figured it
was all an act
D
He's still in love with me,
       F
 he's just sidetracked

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Em7              Em/A
  And I wouldn't take him back,
 not in my dreams
Em7                    Em/A
  But he's supposed to still
be thinking about me
Em7        Em/A
  I don't even miss him
now that he's gone
D
I just didn't think
            F
 he'd actually move on

Em7 Em/A
      Mmmh...
Em7 Em/A
      Mmm

[Bridge]
Em/A
Maybe it's vain, and maybe I am
Em/A
Maybe I should turn the
page and get back to the program
Em/A
Maybe it's time and maybe
 I will
    Em/A
But maybe there's a part of him
 in love with me - still

[Chorus]
Em7        Em/A
  I always thought that
 he'd come crawling back
Em7        Em/A
  I didn't realize he
loved her like that
Em7       Em/A
  I kinda figured
it was all an act
D
He's still in love with me,
      F
 he's just sidetracked

Em7              Em/A
  And I wouldn't take him back,
 not in my dreams
Em7                    Em/A
  But he's supposed to still be
 thinking about me
Em7        Em/A
  I don't even miss him
now that he's gone
D
I just didn't think
            F
he'd actually move on

[Outro]
Em7 Em/A
Em7 Em/A
      Mmmh...
Em7 Em/A
D                    F
I guess I hoped he hadn't moved on

How to play Sidetracked: key, chords and progression

These are Sidetracked chords by Chaislyn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Sidetracked by Chaislyn is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 5 chords in all: Em7, G, Em/A, D and F.

Most of the song cycles through Em/A – Em7 – Em/A – D (iii – iii7 – iii – II in C major). In solfa, that is mi – mi – mi – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.