Its Lonely At The Top tab by Randy Newman

Tabs

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: G minorGm)

Intro
 E minorEm        B7B7        E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|
A augmentedA|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|

Verse
 E minorEm        B7B7        E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|----0-----0-----|0-----------0---|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|----0---3-0-----|----3-2-----2---|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------1---1-|
A augmentedA|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|

 E minorEm        C majorC        E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---2---0-------|
BB|----0-----0-----|3-1-------------|----0-----0-----|------------4---|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|------0---0-2---|----0---3-0-----|2---------------|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|----2-----------|--2-----2-----2-|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|2---------------|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|


Chorus
 A minorAm        B7B7        E minorEm        C majorC
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0---|
BB|----1---0-1-----|0-----0-----0---|----0---4-0-----|1---4-1-----1---|
G+G|----2---2-2-----|----3-------2---|--------0----0--|--0-0-----0-----|
D MajorD|--2-----------2-|--1-------1---1-|--2-------------|--------------0-|
A augmentedA|0-----0-----0---|2-------2-------|----------------|3-------3-------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|

 E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|
BB|----0-----0-----|0---------------|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|2-------2---2---|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|1-------1---1---|
A augmentedA|----------------|2-------2---2---|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|----------------|

Middle 8
 C majorC        C majorC        no chord (E minorEm)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1---1-------|1---1-----------|0---1---0-------|----------------|
G+G|0---0---0-------|0---0-----------|--0---2---0-2---|0---------------|
D MajorD|2---2---2-------|2---2-----------|--------------4-|--2-4-1-2---0---|
A augmentedA|3---3---3-------|3---3-----------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 C majorC        C majorC        no chord (E minorEm)  C7C7  B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|1---1---1-------|1---1-----------|0---1---0-------|1-1---0-----0---|
G+G|0---0---0-------|0---0-----------|--0---2---0-2-0-|3-3---2-----2---|
D MajorD|2---2---2-------|2---2-----------|----------------|2-2---1---1---1-|
A augmentedA|3---3---3-------|3---3-----------|----------------|3-3---2---------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Link to Solo
 E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|0---2---3---4---|
G+G|----0---2---4---|----------------|
D MajorD|----2---4---5---|1---2---3---4---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|0---------------|----------------|


Solo
 E minorEm        B7B7        E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----0-----0-----|0---------1p0---|----0-----0-----|0---------1p0---|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|----3-2--(2)--2-|----0---3-0-----|----3-2--(2)--2-|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------------|--2-----2-----2-|--1-------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|2-------2-------|----------------|2-------2-------|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|

 E minorEm        C majorC        E minorEm        B7B7
e|----------------|------3---------|----------------|3---2---0-------|
BB|----0-----0-----|3-1---1---------|----0-----0-----|0-----------4---|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|0---------0-2---|----0---3-0-----|2---------------|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|----2-----------|--2-----2-----2-|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|2---------------|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|----------------|0-----0-----0---|----------------|


Outro
 E minorEm        E minorEm     Em/DEm/D C majorC        B7B7
e|----------------|----------------|----0-----0-----|----------------|
BB|----0-----0-----|0-----0----(0)--|----1---4-1-----|----------------|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|0---3-0----(0)--|--0-----0-------|0---------------|
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|--2---------0---|--------------0-|1---4---2---1---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|3-----3---------|2---------------|
E MajorE|0-----0-----0---|0-------0-------|------------3---|----------------|

 E minorEm
e|----------------|----------------|
BB|----0-----0-----|0-----0---------|
G+G|----0---3-0-----|0---3-0-------0-| (repeat til fade)
D MajorD|--2-----2-----2-|--2---------4---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|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