F#/G means slide up 
 
intro: 
 
E|--0-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2-0-3-0-2--   play 12 times 
 
chorus 
E 
you're on top of the world you're on 
A 
top of the world and you can't get any higher 
C 
on top of the world on top of the world tonight 
 
D|----5-4-2--------| 
A|----------5-2----| 
E --------------5-| 
 
 
verse 
F#/G      F#/G        F#/G     F#/G 
It wasn't easy it was hard as hell 
B 
You didn't get luck in a wishing well 
A 
You never worked so hard had so much pain wouldn't change 
F#             F 
for anything 
 
second verse 
Learned love from a movie screen 
He was tough she was wild at fifteen 
Hated school and had no dreams 
Wasn't going very far 
 
third verse 
F#/G       F#/G     F#/G      F#/G 
then he got religion and she got a job 
B 
It's on her back it's in his job 
A                               C 
And it costs lots of money money oh 
 
intro four times 
 
chorus 
 
fourth verse 
Break down nearly every day 
Should'a know I couldn't get away 
Got lucky with the girl next door 
she was lonely and didn't care 
 
fifth verse 
She was young she was dark she was fair 
Wrapped herself around you with her stare 
You'd explode if she touched you there 
touched you there touched you there 
 
third verse 
 
chorus twice 
 
outro:   repeat to fade 
G 
Can you hear me 
B 
Can you show me 
A           C 
You're on top of the world tonight