Taking It To The Top chords by Chris De Burgh

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Dm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
D             Bm            Em
Every now and then I hear a song I used to know,
Gm6                         D  G A
Playing late at night on radio,
D              Bm                  Em
And I remember when the schooldays finally had to end,
        Gm6                              D
We were neatly wrapped and sent off in a row;

Bridge:
      Bb
To be champions of the world,
       C
We can take on anyone,
Bbmaj7/A                              A
Nothing's going to keep us from the door

Chorus:
                       Dm            Gm
We're taking it to the top - oh yes indeed we are,
      F
We've come this far,
       A               Dm            Gm
We're taking it to the top - oh yes indeed we will,
      F
We've got the skill,
       A          Bbmaj7/A  C  Am                    Dm
We're taking it to the top,    hitting them from the heart,
     C     Bbmaj7  Am                Dm
Too late to stop,  right from the start,
   C    Bbmaj7  C  Am                  Dm
Up to the top,     giving it all we've got,
C       Bb           C       D
To the top of the hill right now!

Verse 2:
D              Bm          Em
Working on the window of a boardroom in the sky,
Gm6                             D  G A
Business men in suits go flying by,
D               Bm               Em
They're heading for the greatest day that they have ever seen,
Gm6                           D
Selling bridges to the japanese;

Bridge:
       Bb
We are champions of the world,
       C
We can take on anyone,
Bbmaj7/A                          A
Nothing's going to keep us on the floor

Chorus:
                       Dm            Gm
We're taking it to the top - oh yes indeed we are,
      F
We've come this far,
       A               Dm            Gm
We're taking it to the top - oh yes indeed we will,
      F
We've got the skill,
       A          Bbmaj7/A  C  Am                    Dm
We're taking it to the top,    hitting them from the heart,
C           Bb    C       D
Too late to stop, right now!

Chorus:
                 Dm            Gm
Taking it to the top - oh yes indeed we are,
      F
We've come this far,
       A               Dm            Gm
We're taking it to the top - oh yes indeed we will,
      F
We've got the skill,
       A          Bbmaj7/A  C  Am                    Dm
We're taking it to the top,    hitting them from the heart,
     C     Bbmaj7  Am                Dm
Too late to stop,  once we have started,
C    Bbmaj7  C  Am                  Dm
To the top,     giving it all we've got,
C       Bb           C       D
To the top of the hill right now, right now!