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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lonely at the Top - Randy Newman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)