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