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Lonely at the top - Randy Newman
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Randy Newman
Lonely at the top (1972)
(Newman)
From: "Sail Away"
Here's my try at a guitar version. Such a great song to sing! Makes me feel
good I didn't make it to the top after all. Seems to be a horrible place ...
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GUITAR
Capo 3rd fret (key: Gm)
Intro
Em B7 Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|
G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Verse
Em B7 Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|
G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Em C Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---2---0-------|
B|----0-----0-----|3-1-------------|----0-----0-----|------------4---|
G|----0---3-0-----|------0---0-2---|----0---3-0-----|2---------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-|----2-----------|--2-----2-----2-|----------------|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|2---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Chorus
Am B7 Em C
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|
B|----1---0-1-----|0-----0-----0---|----0---4-0-----|1---4-1-----1---|
G|----2---2-2-----|----3-------2---|--------0----0--|--0-0-----0-----|
D|--2-----------2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-------------|--------------0-|
A|0-----0-----0---|2-------2-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
E|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0---------------|
G|----0---3-0-----|2-------2---2---|
D|--2-----2-----2-|1-------1---1---|
A|----------------|2-------2---2---|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Middle 8
C C no chord (Em)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---1---1-------|1---1-----------|0---1---0-------|----------------|
G|0---0---0-------|0---0-----------|--0---2---0-2---|0---------------|
D|2---2---2-------|2---2-----------|--------------4-|--2-4-1-2---0---|
A|3---3---3-------|3---3-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C C no chord (Em) C7 B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---1---1-------|1---1-----------|0---1---0-------|1-1---0-----0---|
G|0---0---0-------|0---0-----------|--0---2---0-2-0-|3-3---2-----2---|
D|2---2---2-------|2---2-----------|----------------|2-2---1---1---1-|
A|3---3---3-------|3---3-----------|----------------|3-3---2---------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Link to Solo
Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|0---2---3---4---|
G|----0---2---4---|----------------|
D|----2---4---5---|1---2---3---4---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------|
Solo
Em B7 Em B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0---------1p0---|----0-----0-----|0---------1p0---|
G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2--(2)--2-|----0---3-0-----|----3-2--(2)--2-|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------------|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Em C Em B7
e|----------------|------3---------|----------------|3---2---0-------|
B|----0-----0-----|3-1---1---------|----0-----0-----|0-----------4---|
G|----0---3-0-----|0---------0-2---|----0---3-0-----|2---------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-|----2-----------|--2-----2-----2-|----------------|
A|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|2---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|
Outro
Em Em Em/D C B7
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----0----(0)--|----1---4-1-----|----------------|
G|----0---3-0-----|0---3-0----(0)--|--0-----0-------|0---------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2---------0---|--------------0-|1---4---2---1---|
A|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|2---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|------------3---|----------------|
Em
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-----0-----|0-----0---------|
G|----0---3-0-----|0---3-0-------0-| (repeat til fade)
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2---------4---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|0-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|
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SONG and arrangement
[Intro]
[Verse]
I've been around the world
Had my pick of any girl
You'd think I'd be happy
But I'm not
[Chorus]
Ev'rybody knows my name
But it's just a crazy game
Oh, it's lonely at the top
[Intro]
[Middle 8]
Listen to the band, they're playing just for me
Listen to the people paying just for me
[Chorus]
All the applause 'n'all the parades
And all the money I have made
Oh, it's lonely at the top
[Link to solo]
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Listen all you fools out there
Go on and love me, I don't care
Oh, it's lonely at the top
[Outro]
Oh, it's lonely at the top
