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