Chords for Jamey Johnson “Lonely at the Top” Live at the House of Blues, Boston, MA, April 9, 2019
Tempo:
112.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, I was pouring out [A] my troubles [D] to a stranger in a bar
[C#] [Bm] [A] About the problems and the pressures
[E] From home country music stars
[D] [A] Half bragging, half complaining
[D] About the money and the fame
[E] [A] And just how lonely life could be [E] when you've made yourself [A] a name
[E] I [D] said, would you like a drink?
He said, [A] thanks, but I'll have a double
I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [D] to all [E] your troubles
[Bm]
[D] And while he makes that drink
[Bm] [A] I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[F#m] [E] But it's a bitch [A] at the bottom
[G#] [A]
[E]
[A]
I laid a hundred on his table
And [D] didn't wait around for change
[B] [A] With my load a little bit lighter
[E] And my thinking rearranged
[D] That [A] stranger made me [D] realize
How thankful I should be
[G] And [A] if I forget, I hope this old Keith Whitley [E] song [A] Comes back
I [D] said, would you like a drink?
He [A] said, thanks, but I'll have a double
I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [F#] to [E] all your troubles
[D] And while he makes that drink
[C#] [A] I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[D] But it's [E] a bitch [A] at the bottom
It might be lonely at the top
Hit it one [E] time
At [A] the bottom
[C#] [Bm] [A] About the problems and the pressures
[E] From home country music stars
[D] [A] Half bragging, half complaining
[D] About the money and the fame
[E] [A] And just how lonely life could be [E] when you've made yourself [A] a name
[E] I [D] said, would you like a drink?
He said, [A] thanks, but I'll have a double
I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [D] to all [E] your troubles
[Bm]
[D] And while he makes that drink
[Bm] [A] I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[F#m] [E] But it's a bitch [A] at the bottom
[G#] [A]
[E]
[A]
I laid a hundred on his table
And [D] didn't wait around for change
[B] [A] With my load a little bit lighter
[E] And my thinking rearranged
[D] That [A] stranger made me [D] realize
How thankful I should be
[G] And [A] if I forget, I hope this old Keith Whitley [E] song [A] Comes back
I [D] said, would you like a drink?
He [A] said, thanks, but I'll have a double
I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [F#] to [E] all your troubles
[D] And while he makes that drink
[C#] [A] I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[D] But it's [E] a bitch [A] at the bottom
It might be lonely at the top
Hit it one [E] time
At [A] the bottom
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
C#
A
D
E
_ Well, I was pouring out [A] my troubles [D] to a stranger in a bar
[C#] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] About the problems and the pressures
_ _ [E] From home country music stars
[D] _ _ [A] Half bragging, half complaining
_ [D] About the money _ and the fame
[E] _ _ [A] And just how lonely life could be [E] when you've made yourself [A] a name
_ _ _ [E] _ I [D] said, would you like a drink?
He said, [A] thanks, but I'll have a double
_ _ I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [D] to all [E] your troubles
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] And while he makes that drink
[Bm] _ _ [A] I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[F#m] [E] But it's a bitch [A] at the bottom _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I laid a hundred on his table
And [D] didn't wait around for change
[B] _ [A] With my load a little bit lighter
_ [E] And my thinking _ rearranged _
[D] That [A] stranger made me [D] realize
How thankful I should be
[G] And [A] if I forget, I hope this old Keith Whitley [E] song _ [A] Comes back
I _ _ _ _ [D] said, would you like a drink?
He [A] said, thanks, but I'll have a double
_ _ I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [F#] to [E] all your troubles _ _ _
[D] _ And while he makes that drink
[C#] _ _ [A] _ I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[D] But it's [E] a bitch _ [A] at the bottom
_ _ _ _ It might be lonely at the top
Hit it one [E] time
At [A] the bottom _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] About the problems and the pressures
_ _ [E] From home country music stars
[D] _ _ [A] Half bragging, half complaining
_ [D] About the money _ and the fame
[E] _ _ [A] And just how lonely life could be [E] when you've made yourself [A] a name
_ _ _ [E] _ I [D] said, would you like a drink?
He said, [A] thanks, but I'll have a double
_ _ I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [D] to all [E] your troubles
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] And while he makes that drink
[Bm] _ _ [A] I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[F#m] [E] But it's a bitch [A] at the bottom _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I laid a hundred on his table
And [D] didn't wait around for change
[B] _ [A] With my load a little bit lighter
_ [E] And my thinking _ rearranged _
[D] That [A] stranger made me [D] realize
How thankful I should be
[G] And [A] if I forget, I hope this old Keith Whitley [E] song _ [A] Comes back
I _ _ _ _ [D] said, would you like a drink?
He [A] said, thanks, but I'll have a double
_ _ I worked up a powerful thirst
Just listening [F#] to [E] all your troubles _ _ _
[D] _ And while he makes that drink
[C#] _ _ [A] _ I'll smoke one if you brought him
It might be lonely at the top
[D] But it's [E] a bitch _ [A] at the bottom
_ _ _ _ It might be lonely at the top
Hit it one [E] time
At [A] the bottom _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _