Phoebe Bridgers – Sidelines Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Phoebe Bridgers – Sidelines Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBbsus2EbGmBbFDmGbmaj7#5

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[Intro]
Bbsus2  Eb   Gm   Eb

[Verse 1]
 Bbsus2             Bb         Eb
I'm not afraid of anything at all
      Gm          F
Not dying in a fire,
         Eb
not being broke again
Bbsus2               Bb
I'm not afraid of living
       Eb
on a fault line
         Gm              F
'Cause nothing ever shakes me,
        Eb
nothing makes me cry
 F      Gm         Eb
Not a plane going down
F       Gm          Eb
In the ocean, I'm drowning

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[Chorus]
                             Bb
Watch the world from the sidelines
                 Dm
Had nothing to prove
                        Eb
Till you came into my life
                      F
Gave me something to lose
                    Bb
Now I know what it feels like
              Dm
To wanna go outside
                      Eb      F
Like the shape of my outline

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[Verse 2]
  Bbsus2             Bb
I'm not afraid of going
         Eb
back to school
  Gm               F
I gave it up the first time,
    Eb
but I'll try again
                     Bb     Eb
I'm not afraid of getting older
         Gm           F
Used to fetishize myself, now
             Eb
I'm talking to my house plants
F       Gm       Eb
Not of being alone (mmm)
F        Gm        Eb
In a room full of people

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[Chorus]
                             Bb
Watching the world from the sidelines
                 Dm
Had nothing to prove
                        Eb
Till you came into my life
                      F
Gave me something to lose
                    Bb
Now I know what it feels like
              Dm
To wanna go outside
                      Eb      F
Like the shape of my outline

[Outro]
Bb
And I used to think
  Bb               Gbmaj7#5
You could hear the ocean
      Gm
in a seashell
        Eb                 F
What a childish thing

How to play Sidelines: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Sidelines by Phoebe Bridgers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Sidelines by Phoebe Bridgers is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭). The song uses 7 chords: Bbsus2, Eb, Gm, Bb, F, Dm and Gbmaj7#5.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – Eb – Gm – F (I – IV – vi – V in B♭ major), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V. In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Asus2, D, F#m, A, E, C#m, Fmaj7 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bbsus2 chord on guitar (x13311)
B♭sus2B♭ C F
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gbmaj7 chord on guitar (2x332x)
G♭maj7G♭ B♭ D♭ F

Sidelines chords: questions

What key is Sidelines in?

Sidelines by Phoebe Bridgers is in the key of B♭ major (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in Sidelines?

Sidelines uses 7 chords: Bbsus2, Eb, Gm, Bb, F, Dm, Gbmaj7#5.

What is the chord progression of Sidelines?

The main progression is Bb – Eb – Gm – F (I – IV – vi – V), a pop progression that moves to the vi before resolving through V.

Is Sidelines easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Asus2, D, F#m, A, E, C#m, Fmaj7 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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