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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Bbm
Db
Eb
Ebm
Gb
Bbm
Db
[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] _
_ _ [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] _