Shonen Knife - Top of the world
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On Top Of the World - Shonen Knife cover of Carpenters
From ?If I Were A Carpenter? tribute album
Riff:
e-----------------
B--8--8---8-------
G-9--7---9-7s5----
Riff x2
|C C C C|C C F F| x2 [guitar only]
|C C C C|C C F F| x2 [with drums & bass]
|C C C C|C C F F| x2 [with drums & bass & guitar riff]
C C C C | C C F F |C C C C | C C F F |
Such a feelin's comin' over me
C C C C | C C F F|C C C C | C C C C |
There is wonder in the things I see
Not a Fcloud in the G/Fsky
Got the Emsun in my Am/Eeyes
And I Dmwon't be surpFmrised if it's a F/Gdream
C C C C | C C F F|C C C C | C C F F |
Everything I want the world to be
C C C C | Dm Dm Dm Dm| C C C C | C C C C |
Is coming true especially for me
And the Freason is G/Fclear
It's beEmcause you are Am/Ehere
You're the Dmnearest thing to Fmheaven that I've F/Gseen
I'm on the Ctop of the world lookin' F/Cdown on creation
And the Conly explaDmnation I can Cfind
Is the F/Clove that I've G/Dfound ever C/Esince you've been Faround
CYour love's Gput me
C C C C | C C F F |C C C C | C C F F |
Something in the wind has learned my name
C C C C | C C F F |C C C C | C C C C |
telling me that things are not the same
N.C.
on the top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world Top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world Top of the |C C C C|C C F F|N.C.
world Top of the world [Riff] x2 |C C C C|C C F F| x2 |C C C C|C C F F| x2 [with Riff]In the Fleaves on the G/Ftrees
and the Emtouch of the Am/Ebreeze
There's a Dmpleasant sense of Fmhappiness forF me
C C C C |C C F F | C C C C | C C F F |
There is only one wish on my mind
C C C C |Dm Dm Dm Dm |C C C C | C C C C |
When this day is through I hope I?ll find
That toFmorrow will G/Fbe
the Emsame for you and Am/Eme
All I Dmneed will be Fmmine if you areF/G here
I'm on the Ctop of the world lookin' F/Cdown on creation
And the Conly explaDmnation I can Cfind
Is the F/Clove that I've G/Dfound ever C/Esince you've been Faround
CYour love's Gput me
|C C C C|Dm Dm Dm Dm| C C C C | F F G G| x6
[these ad-lib lyrics start after one time through the chords]
Top of the world
(Such a feeling coming over me now)
Top of the world
(Every thing I want the world to be now)
Top of the world
(Keeping on top)
On Top, top of the world.
Top of the world
I?m top now. I?m on the top now. Yeh
Top of the world
I?m top top top top top
Top of the world
[End with Riff alone]
N.C.
on the top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world Top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world Top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world Top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world [Riff] Top of the |C C C C|C C F F| world [Riff] Top of the |C C C C|C C F F| C [rest] world [Riff] Top of the world