Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 20:13:12 -0500 (EST) From: Glen Norman Pavan <senomar@UDel.Edu> Subject: cheap_trick: on_top_of_the_world.tab artist: Cheap Trick title: On Top Of The World album: Heaven Tonight tuning: standard Rick Nielsen has said this to be one of his favorite Trick songs F#/G means slide up intro: E--0-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-- play 12 times chorus

^Eyou're on top of the world you're on ^Atop of the world and you can't get any higher ^Con top of the world on top of the world tonight

D----5-4-2--------| A----------5-2----| E --------------5-| verse F#/G F#/G F#/G F#/G It wasn't easy it was hard as hell

^BYou didn't get luck in a wishing well ^AYou never worked so hard had so much pain wouldn't change ^F#for anything ^F

second verse Learned love from a movie screen He was tough she was wild at fifteen Hated school and had no dreams Wasn't going very far third verse F#/G F#/G F#/G F#/G then he got religion and she got a job

^BIt's on her back it's in his job ^AAnd it costs lots of money money^C oh

intro four times chorus fourth verse Break down nearly every day Should'a know I couldn't get away Got lucky with the girl next door she was lonely and didn't care fifth verse She was young she was dark she was fair Wrapped herself around you with her stare You'd explode if she touched you there touched you there touched you there third verse chorus twice outro: repeat to fade

^GCan you hear me ^BCan you show me ^AYou're on to^Cp of the world tonight

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Cheap Trick - On top of the world