Randy Newman - Its lonely at the top
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Lonely at the Top - Randy Newman
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Randy Newman
Lonely at the Top (1972)
(Newman)
From: "Sail Away"
Here's my try at a guitar version. Such a great song to sing! Makes me feel
good I didn't make it to the top after all. Seems to be a horrible place ...
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GUITAR
Capo 3rd fret (key: Gm)
Intro
Em B7 Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|
G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Verse
Em B7 Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|
G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Em C Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---2---0-------|
B|----0-----0-----|3-1-------------|----0-----0-----|------------4---|
G|----0---3-0-----|------0---0-2---|----0---3-0-----|2---------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-|----2-----------|--2-----2-----2-|----------------|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|2---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Chorus
Am B7 Em C
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|
B|----1---0-1-----|0-----0-----0---|----0---4-0-----|1---4-1-----1---|
G|----2---2-2-----|----3-------2---|--------0----0--|--0-0-----0-----|
D|--2-----------2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-------------|--------------0-|
A|0-----0-----0---|2-------2-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0---------------|
G|----0---3-0-----|2-------2---2---|
D|--2-----2-----2-|1-------1---1---|
A|----------------|2-------2---2---|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Middle 8
C C no chord (Em)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---1---1-------|1---1-----------|0---1---0-------|----------------|
G|0---0---0-------|0---0-----------|--0---2---0-2---|0---------------|
D|2---2---2-------|2---2-----------|--------------4-|--2-4-1-2---0---|
A|3---3---3-------|3---3-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C C no chord (Em) C7 B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---1---1-------|1---1-----------|0---1---0-------|1-1---0-----0---|
G|0---0---0-------|0---0-----------|--0---2---0-2-0-|3-3---2-----2---|
D|2---2---2-------|2---2-----------|----------------|2-2---1---1---1-|
A|3---3---3-------|3---3-----------|----------------|3-3---2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Link to Solo
Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|0---2---3---4---|
G|----0---2---4---|----------------|
D|----2---4---5---|1---2---3---4---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|
Solo
Em B7 Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0---------1p0---|----0-----0-----|0---------1p0---|
G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2--(2)--2-|----0---3-0-----|----3-2--(2)--2-|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------------|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Em C Em B7
e|----------------|------3---------|----------------|3---2---0-------|
B|----0-----0-----|3-1---1---------|----0-----0-----|0-----------4---|
G|----0---3-0-----|0---------0-2---|----0---3-0-----|2---------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-|----2-----------|--2-----2-----2-|----------------|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|2---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Outro
Em Em Em/D C B7
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----0----(0)--|----1---4-1-----|----------------|
G|----0---3-0-----|0---3-0----(0)--|--0-----0-------|0---------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2---------0---|--------------0-|1---4---2---1---|
A|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|2---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|------------3---|----------------|
Em
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----0---------|
G|----0---3-0-----|0---3-0-------0-| (repeat til fade)
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2---------4---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|
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SONG and arrangement
Capo 3rd fret (key: Gm)
INTRO
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 |
Em I've been aB7round the world
Em Had my pick of B7any girl
Em You'd think I'd be Chappy
| Em | B7 |
But I'm not
Am Ev'rybody B7knows my name
Em But it's just a Ccrazy game
EmOh, it's B7lonely at the top
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 |
C C C C C | Em | % |
Listen to the band, they're playing just for me (instrumental)
C C C C C | Em | C7 B7 |
Listen to the people paying just for me (instrumental)
Am All the applause 'n'B7all the parades
Em And all the money Cthat I've made
Em B7 Em
Oh, it's lonely at the top
[Link to solo]
| Em | B7 |
SOLO
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 |
| Em | C | Em | B7 |
Am Listen all you B7fools out there
Em Go on and love me, CI don't care
Em B7 Em
Oh, it's lonely at the top
| Em | Em Em/D | C B7 Em
Oh, it's lonely at the top
| Em | % | Em | % |
(repeat and fade)