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