transpose – 5 steps with buttons on the left for original key , ( or leave like this
to sing with baritones! ) . ask if you want chord fingering help .

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 A#
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 A#
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

C Em
breakdown nearly every day , should’a know you couldn’t get away
Dm Bm – 5 A#
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 A#
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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – |