Chords for Sittin' on Top of the World, performed by Jack Williams
Tempo:
104.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Fm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] One of the songs [F] struck my fancy as a young guitar player, budding songwriter.
[F] Apparently this song was also the source of a lot of a [F] thievery by some of the Delta blues artists.
create new blues songs, which is okay because we
ones.
[Eb]
[Fm] [F]
It was in the spring, one sunny day, [Bb] my sweetheart left me, ran away.
Now she's gone,
[F] Apparently this song was also the source of a lot of a [F] thievery by some of the Delta blues artists.
create new blues songs, which is okay because we
ones.
[Eb]
[Fm] [F]
It was in the spring, one sunny day, [Bb] my sweetheart left me, ran away.
Now she's gone,
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Bb
C
Fm
Gm
F
Bb
C
[Gm] One of the songs _ [F] _ struck my fancy as a young guitar player, _ _ budding songwriter.
[Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ Apparently this song was also the source of a lot of a _ [F] thievery by some of the Delta blues artists.
This song was ripped off many times in order to create new blues songs, which is okay because we
now _ appreciate even those later ones.
But this was by a group known as the Mississippi Sheiks,
whoever they were, 1920.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
It was in the spring, one sunny day, [Bb] my sweetheart left me, ran away.
[F] _
Now she's gone,
I don't [Bb] worry, [C] _
[Bb] cause I'm sitting [C] on top of [F] the world.
She called me up from [Bb] El Paso,
[F] said come [Fm] back daddy, I need you so.
She's [F] gone, and I don't worry,
[C] _ [Bb] cause I'm sitting [C] on top of the world.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree.
Get out [Fm] of my orchard, let my peaches be.
Oh, she's [F] gone, gone, and I don't [C] worry.
[Bb] Lord, I'm [C] sitting on top of the world.
[F] Don't you come here running, holding up [B] your hand.
[Fm]
Gonna find a woman like you found your man.
Oh, Lord, she's gone, [F] gone, and I don't worry,
_ [Bb] cause I'm sitting [C] on top [F] of the _ world. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Ashes to ashes [Dm] and dust to [F]
dust,
[Ab] is there [F] nobody in the world to trust?
Now she's gone, gone, [Fm] and I don't [Cm] worry,
[Bb] cause I'm sitting on top [F] of the world.
Mississippi River, steep [Gm] and wide,
[Fm]
woman I love, [Gm] Lord, standing on the other [C] side.
She's [F] gone, and I [Bb] don't worry,
cause I'm sitting [C] on top [Fm] of the world.
[F] Yeah, sitting [C] on top of the world. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Thank you.
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Thank you very much.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ Apparently this song was also the source of a lot of a _ [F] thievery by some of the Delta blues artists.
This song was ripped off many times in order to create new blues songs, which is okay because we
now _ appreciate even those later ones.
But this was by a group known as the Mississippi Sheiks,
whoever they were, 1920.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
It was in the spring, one sunny day, [Bb] my sweetheart left me, ran away.
[F] _
Now she's gone,
I don't [Bb] worry, [C] _
[Bb] cause I'm sitting [C] on top of [F] the world.
She called me up from [Bb] El Paso,
[F] said come [Fm] back daddy, I need you so.
She's [F] gone, and I don't worry,
[C] _ [Bb] cause I'm sitting [C] on top of the world.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree.
Get out [Fm] of my orchard, let my peaches be.
Oh, she's [F] gone, gone, and I don't [C] worry.
[Bb] Lord, I'm [C] sitting on top of the world.
[F] Don't you come here running, holding up [B] your hand.
[Fm]
Gonna find a woman like you found your man.
Oh, Lord, she's gone, [F] gone, and I don't worry,
_ [Bb] cause I'm sitting [C] on top [F] of the _ world. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Ashes to ashes [Dm] and dust to [F]
dust,
[Ab] is there [F] nobody in the world to trust?
Now she's gone, gone, [Fm] and I don't [Cm] worry,
[Bb] cause I'm sitting on top [F] of the world.
Mississippi River, steep [Gm] and wide,
[Fm]
woman I love, [Gm] Lord, standing on the other [C] side.
She's [F] gone, and I [Bb] don't worry,
cause I'm sitting [C] on top [Fm] of the world.
[F] Yeah, sitting [C] on top of the world. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Thank you.
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ Thank you very much.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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