Rick James and the Temptations - Standing on the Top Chords

Tempo:
120.45 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Bbm

Db

Eb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rick James and the Temptations - Standing on the Top chords
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[Db] [Gb] [Eb] [Dm]
[B] [Db] [Gb] I'm trying to get out.
[Ebm] [G]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Gb]
[Db] [Gb] [Ab] [Ebm] You're [Fm]
[Bbm] [Ebm] on top.
There's no place you can feel it.
Down, [Bbm] down, down.
[Gb] You're on three.
Imagine three different spaces.
[Db] And [Bb] there's always somewhere.
[Ebm] When you're all alone.
[Db] No [Gb] one will risk it.
Such as a hero.
[Bbm] No one can say.
I don't [Eb] understand.
[Db] I just want [Gb] to step in and be [Eb] alone [Bbm] somewhere.
Standing on top.
[Db] Standing on top.
[Ebm] Oh, I can't get out.
[Db] Standing on top.
[Gb] [Eb] Oh, I'm dropping down.
[Gb] Standing on top.
Standing on top.
[Db] [Ebm]
[D] [Bbm] Somewhere.
There's [Gb] a great light.
A superstar.
I know you're headed my [Bbm] way.
[Gb] I'm on the radio.
I do all the things that other people do.
[Bbm] I don't [Ebm] know.
People say.
[Db] I'm a [Gb] fool if I should [Eb] be a bad boy.
[Bbm] I'm so sad and sad.
Standing on [Db] top.
[Gb] [Abm] [Eb]
Dropping down.
[D] [Db] Standing on top.
I'm [Gb] on the [Eb] top.
Dropping down.
[Ab] [Gb] We understand that.
You understand that.
Oh, I can't get out.
[Ab] [Bbm] I'm on the radio.
[Eb] [Bb] [Gb] I do all the things that other people do.
[Bbm] [Eb] [Fm] People say.
[Ebm]
I'm a fool [Db] if I [Gb] should be a bad boy.
[Abm] [Bbm] [Eb] [Db] [Gb] I'm on the radio.
I do all the things that other people do.
We understand.
[Bbm] [Eb] We [Ab] understand.
[Ebm] People say.
We're all [Db] the same.
Nothing [Gb] else will do.
[Bbm] Nothing else will [Eb] do.
People say.
Oh, oh, oh.
[Gb] We will survive.
[D]
[Bbm] Nothing else will do.
[Gb] People say.
Oh, oh, oh.
We will survive.
[Bbm] And I'll survive.
[Gb] We will survive.
Oh, oh, oh.
We will survive.
Oh, [Bbm] oh, oh.
[Eb] We will survive.
[Db] And [Gb] nothing [Bbm] else will do.
[Gb] Oh, oh, oh.
We will survive.
And [Bbm] nothing else will do.
[Gb] [Db] [N]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Temptations - (Pt. 1) Standing On The Top chords, practice playing Eb, Db, Gb, Bbm and Gb in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 120 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] I'm trying to get out.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] [Ebm] You're _ [Fm] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] on top.
There's no place you can feel it.
Down, [Bbm] down, _ _ down.
[Gb] You're on three.
Imagine three different spaces.
[Db] And [Bb] there's always _ somewhere.
_ [Ebm] When you're all alone.
[Db] No [Gb] one will risk it.
Such as a hero.
[Bbm] No one can say.
I don't [Eb] understand. _
[Db] I just want [Gb] to step in and be [Eb] alone [Bbm] somewhere.
Standing on top.
[Db] Standing on top.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ Oh, I can't get out.
_ _ [Db] Standing on top.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] Oh, I'm dropping down.
[Gb] _ _ Standing on top. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Standing on top.
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Bbm] Somewhere.
There's [Gb] a great light.
A superstar.
I know you're headed my [Bbm] way.
_ _ [Gb] I'm on the radio. _
_ I do all the things that other people do.
[Bbm] I don't [Ebm] know.
People say.
_ [Db] I'm a [Gb] fool if I should [Eb] be a bad boy.
[Bbm] _ I'm so sad and sad.
Standing on [Db] top.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb]
Dropping down.
_ [D] _ [Db] Standing on top.
I'm _ [Gb] on the [Eb] top.
Dropping down.
_ [Ab] _ [Gb] We understand that.
You understand that.
Oh, I can't get out.
[Ab] [Bbm] I'm on the radio.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Gb] I _ do _ all _ the things that other people do.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] [Fm] People say.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _
I'm a fool [Db] if I [Gb] should be a bad boy.
[Abm] _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] I'm on the radio.
I do all the things that other people do.
_ We understand.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] We [Ab] understand.
_ [Ebm] People say.
We're all [Db] the same.
Nothing [Gb] else will do. _
[Bbm] Nothing else will [Eb] do.
People say.
Oh, oh, oh.
[Gb] We will survive.
_ [D] _
[Bbm] Nothing else will do.
[Gb] People say.
Oh, oh, oh.
We will survive.
[Bbm] And I'll survive.
[Gb] We will survive.
_ _ _ Oh, oh, oh.
We will survive.
Oh, [Bbm] oh, _ oh.
[Eb] We will survive.
[Db] And [Gb] nothing _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] else will do.
_ [Gb] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ oh, oh.
We will survive.
And [Bbm] nothing else will do.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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