Top Of The World Chords
Top Of The World by Patty Griffin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 9st fret. It uses the chords G, D, Dsus, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tabbed by: Emrldeyzs
INTRO: G D Dsus D Em C
VERSE:
G D Dsus D
I wished I was smarter, I wished I was stronger
Em C
I wished I'd loved jesus, The way my wife does
G D Dsus D
I wished it'd been easier, Instead of any longer
Em C
I wished I could've stood, Where you would've been proud
G D Dsus D
That won't happen now, That won't happen now
C D
There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Em C G
Disappearing every day, Without so much as a word, Somehow
C D
And I think I broke the wings off that little songbird
Em C G
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, now
D Dsus D
To the top of the world
VERSE:
G D Dsus D
I don't have to answer ,Any of these questions
Em C
Don't have no guide to teach me no lessons
G D Dsus D
I come home in the evening, Sit in my chair
Em
One night they called me for supper
C G
But I never got up, I stayed right there
D Dsus D
In my chair
C D
There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard
Em C G
Disappearing every day, Without so much as a word, Somehow
C D
And I think I broke the wings off that little songbird
Em C G
She's never gonna fly to the top of the world, now
D Dsus D Em C
To the top of the world, Oooh ooohh
VERSE:
G D Dsus D
I wished I'd had known you, I wished I had shown you
Em C
All of the things I was on the inside
G
But I'd pretend to be sleeping
D Dsus D
When you'd come in in the morning
Em C
To whisper goodbye and go work at the rain
G D Dsus D
I don't know why, Don't know why
CHORUS:
C D
Cause everyone's singing we just wanna be heard
Em C G
Disappearing every day, without so much as a word, Somehow
C D
And I wanna grab a hold of that little songbird
Em C
And take her for a ride to the top of the world
G D Dsus D
Right now, To the top of the world
Em C
Whoaaaa ohhhhhhhhh
Em
To the top of the world
C
To the top of the world
Em
To the top of the world
C
To the top of the world
Em
To the top of the world