Randy Newman - Lonely at the Top

      ...LONELY AT THE TOP... by Randy Newman
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*from 'Sail Away' (1972)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Gm)


Intro:

Em, B7 (x2)

Verse 1:

Em           B7              Em              B7
 I've been a-round the world; had my pick of any girl.
Em                  C              Em  B7
 You'd think I'd be happy; but I'm not.

Chorus 1:

Am         B7            Em               C
 Everybody knows my name, but it's just a crazy game.
Em        B7            Em  B7
 Oh, it's lonely at the top.

Bridge 1:

C                                             Em  Am  Em  B7
 Listen to the band they're playing, just for me.
C                                      Em  Am  Em  B7
 Listen to the people paying, just for me.

Chorus 2:

Am                 B7              Em                 C
 All the applause, all the parades, and all the money I have made;
Em        B7            Em  B7
 Oh, it's lonely at the top.

Interlude:

Em  B7 (x2), Em  C7, Em  B7

Chorus 3:

Am              B7              Em                  C
 Listen all you fools out there, go on and love me; I don't care.
Em        B7            Em  G7
 Oh, it's lonely at the top,
C         B7            Em  B7, Em
 Oh, it's lonely at the top.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em      B7      C       Am      C7      G7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  x21202  x32010  x02210  x32010  323000


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)