Intro
F F/E F/Eb (x2)
F C Dm A#
Tell Franie I'sorry she didn't get to know her dad
F C A#
I'll bet he's sorry she didn't get to know you too
F C
Tell her there'll be people singing things that make her sad
Dm A#
How her daddy felt alone how he was hurtin'bad
F C A# A#m
I guess that won't be too far from the truth
F F/E F/Eb A#
Yeah,it's looooooonely at the top
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Haaaaaaappy is one thing it's not.
F C Dm A#
I was jaded,soffocated,it got too hard to breath
F C Dm
But never got as high as I needed to be
F C
You know life becomes worthless when they steal your dreams
Dm A#
I just couldn't live with what was left for me
F C A#
Now I couldn't run far enough from the truth,what's the use
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Yeah,it's looooooonely at the top
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Haaaaaaappy is one thing it's not
F C
Before you know you find yourself alone and looking down
Dm A#
No one there can help you stop before you hit the ground
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
It's looooooonely at the top
F C Dm A# F C Dm
Oooh yeah,
F C Dm A#
Tell Franie I'm sorry I better kiss her when she cries
F C Dm
I'm sorry I left her never said goodbye
F C
Didn't mean to leave you all alone but then the music died
Dm A#
Though the song remains the same I couldn't live that lie
F C A# A#m
You know that ain't too far from the truth
F C A# A#m
And you know that ain't too far from the truth
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Yeah it's looooooonely at the top
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Haaaaaaapy is one thing it's not
F C
Before you find your self alone and looking down
Dm A#
No one there help you stop before you hit the ground
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Yeah it's looooooonely at the top
F F/E F/Eb A# A#m
Yeah it's looooooonely at the top
F F/E F
It's looooooonely