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Intro: A-riff x11 Am
NC D NC
You're on top of the world, you're on top of the world and you can't get any higher
F NC C -/B-/A-/G /E-/D-
You're on top of the world, you're on top of the world tonight
C Em
It wasn't easy it was hard as hell, you didn't get luck in a wishing well
Dm Bm-5 Bb
You never worked so hard had so much pain, wouldn't change for anything
C Em
Learned love from a movie screen, he was tough she was wild at fifteen
Dm Bm-5 Bb
Hated school and had no dreams, wasn't going very far
C Em
Then he got religion and she got a God, it's on her back it's in his job
Dm F A-riff x4 Am
It costs lots of money, honey, oh no
NC D NC
You're on top of the world, you're on top of the world and you can't get any higher
F NC C -/B-/A-/G /E-/D-
You're on top of the world, you're on top of the world tonight
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C Em
Breakdown nearly every day, should'a know you couldn't get away
Dm Bm-5 Bb
Got lucky with the girl next door, she was lonely and didn't care
C Em
She was young, she was dark, she was fair, wrapped herself around you with her stare
Dm Bm-5 Bb
You'd explode if she would touch you there, touch you there, touch you there
C Em
Then he got religion and she got a God, it's on her back it's in his job
Dm F A-riff x4
It costs lots of money, honey, oh no
Am NC D NC
Tonight,tonight, you're on top of the world, you're on top of the world and you can't get any higher
F NC C -/B-/A-/G /E-/D-
You're on top of the world, you're on top of the world tonight
Am NC D NC
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, you're on top of the world and you can't get any higher
F NC C -/B-/A-/G /E-/D-
You're on top of the world, you're on top of the world tonight
C Em Dm F
Can you hear me? can you see me? you're on top of the world to(night) (repeat x8)
Tab notes (original key)
E-riff G(in verse)| F#m-5
e-------------------------------|-----------|------|
b-------------------------------|-----------|------|
g-------------------------------|-----------|--2---|
d-------------------------------|--5-5-5-5--|--4---|
a-2-----------------------------|--5-5-5-5--|--3---|
E-0-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-|--2-3-3-3--|--2---|
(key of C shown above)
E-riff C(in verse)| Bm-5
e-------------------------------|-----------|------|
b-------------------------------|-----------|--3---|
g-------------------------------|--5-5-5-5--|--4---|
d-2-----------------------------|--5-5-5-5--|--3---|
a-0-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-|--2-3-3-3--|--2---|
E-------------------------------|-----------|------|
