Randy Newman

^Em I've been a- ^B7 round the world,
^Em Had my pick of ^B7 any girl.
^Em You'd think I'd be ^C happy;
But I'm ^Em not. ^B7
Chorus 1:
^Am Ev'rybody ^B7 knows my name,
^Em But it's just a ^C crazy game.
^Em Oh it's ^B7 lonely at the ^Em top. ^{B7 Em B7}
Break:
^C Listen to the band they're playing,
Em Am Em B7, Em B7 Em
Just for me.
^C9 Listen to the people paying,
Just for ^Em me. ^{Am Em C#m C9 B7}
Chorus 2:
^Am All the applause, ^B7 all the parades,
^Em And all the money ^C I have made;
^Em Oh it's ^B7 lonely,
At the ^Em top. ^{C#m7 Ddim7 B/Eb}
Interlude:
Em B7 Em B7,
^{Em C9 Em B7}
Chorus 3:
^Am Listen all you ^B7 fools out there,
^Em Go on and love me ^C I don't care.
^Em Oh it's ^B7 lonely at the ^Em top,
^C9 Oh, it's ^B7 lonely at the ^Em top.
(Repeat to fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:

^{Em B7 C Am C9
EADGBE} 022000 ^EADGBE x2120x ^EADGBE x32010 ^EADGBE x02210 ^EADGBE x3233x
^{C#m C#m7 Ddim7 B/Eb
EADGBE} x46654 ^EADGBE x46454 ^EADGBE xx0101 ^EADGBE xx1442
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)