Chords for Al Jolson - I'm Sitting on Top of the World (1925)
Tempo:
84.875 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F] [Bb] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F]
I don't want any million, [C] I'm [A] getting my share.
[D]
I've only got [G] one suit, [C] that's all [F] I can wear.
A [Bb] bundle of money [E] won't [F] make you feel gay.
A sweet little [A] honey [Ab] [G] is [C] making me [D] stay.
[C]
[Gm] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [F] singing a song.
Glory, [Bb] hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [B] I'm [C] going [F] above.
I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [Db] [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[C] Some [F] people have [D] diamonds [F] [C] and [A] beautiful pearls, [D]
while others have [G] children [C] just [F] kiddies with pearls.
[F]
Keep [Bb] all of your fortunes, [Gm] [E] keep [F] all of your fame.
I just found a [A] sweetie [Gb] [G] who's [C] changing her [D] [C] name.
[D] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, [C] just [G] rolling along, [C] just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the [Gm] blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [Fm] singing a [G] [F] song.
[Bb] Glory, hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [Dm] I'm [C] going above.
[F] Because I'm sitting [Bb] in the [Gm] top [F] of the world, straight on top, [G] rolling [Db] along, [C] I'm rolling [F] along.
[G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F]
I don't want any million, [C] I'm [A] getting my share.
[D]
I've only got [G] one suit, [C] that's all [F] I can wear.
A [Bb] bundle of money [E] won't [F] make you feel gay.
A sweet little [A] honey [Ab] [G] is [C] making me [D] stay.
[C]
[Gm] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [F] singing a song.
Glory, [Bb] hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [B] I'm [C] going [F] above.
I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [Db] [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[C] Some [F] people have [D] diamonds [F] [C] and [A] beautiful pearls, [D]
while others have [G] children [C] just [F] kiddies with pearls.
[F]
Keep [Bb] all of your fortunes, [Gm] [E] keep [F] all of your fame.
I just found a [A] sweetie [Gb] [G] who's [C] changing her [D] [C] name.
[D] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, [C] just [G] rolling along, [C] just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the [Gm] blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [Fm] singing a [G] [F] song.
[Bb] Glory, hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [Dm] I'm [C] going above.
[F] Because I'm sitting [Bb] in the [Gm] top [F] of the world, straight on top, [G] rolling [Db] along, [C] I'm rolling [F] along.
Key:
F
C
Bb
G
D
F
C
Bb
[C] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F]
I don't want any million, [C] I'm [A] getting my share.
[D]
I've only got [G] one suit, [C] that's all [F] I can wear.
A [Bb] bundle of money [E] won't [F] make you feel gay.
A sweet little [A] honey [Ab] [G] is [C] making me [D] stay.
[C] _
[Gm] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [F] singing a song.
Glory, [Bb] hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [B] I'm [C] going [F] above.
I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [Db] [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[C] Some [F] people have [D] diamonds [F] [C] and [A] beautiful pearls, [D]
while others have [G] children [C] just [F] kiddies with pearls.
[F]
Keep [Bb] all of your fortunes, [Gm] [E] keep [F] all of your fame.
I just found a [A] sweetie [Gb] [G] who's [C] changing her [D] [C] name.
[D] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, [C] just [G] rolling along, [C] just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the [Gm] blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [Fm] singing a [G] [F] song.
[Bb] Glory, hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [Dm] I'm [C] going above.
[F] Because I'm sitting [Bb] in the [Gm] top [F] of the world, straight on top, [G] rolling [Db] along, [C] I'm rolling [F] along. _
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_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [F]
I don't want any million, [C] I'm [A] getting my share.
[D]
I've only got [G] one suit, [C] that's all [F] I can wear.
A [Bb] bundle of money [E] won't [F] make you feel gay.
A sweet little [A] honey [Ab] [G] is [C] making me [D] stay.
[C] _
[Gm] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [F] singing a song.
Glory, [Bb] hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [B] I'm [C] going [F] above.
I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, just [G] rolling [Db] [C] along, just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[C] Some [F] people have [D] diamonds [F] [C] and [A] beautiful pearls, [D]
while others have [G] children [C] just [F] kiddies with pearls.
[F]
Keep [Bb] all of your fortunes, [Gm] [E] keep [F] all of your fame.
I just found a [A] sweetie [Gb] [G] who's [C] changing her [D] [C] name.
[D] [F] I'm sitting [Bb] on [Gm] top [F] of the world, [C] just [G] rolling along, [C] just [F] rolling [Bb] along.
[F] And I'm spreading [Bb] the [Gm] blues [F] of the world, I'm [G] singing a [C] song, just [Fm] singing a [G] [F] song.
[Bb] Glory, hallelujah, I just [E] phoned a pastor, [F] a party friend in a car.
Just like [D] Humpty Dumpty, [Dm] I'm [C] going above.
[F] Because I'm sitting [Bb] in the [Gm] top [F] of the world, straight on top, [G] rolling [Db] along, [C] I'm rolling [F] along. _
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