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
Start Jamming...
[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]
Key:
F
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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _