Key: F
Introduction:
F C Dm Bb
Tell Frannie I'm sorry she didn't get to know her dad
F C Dm
I'll bet he's sorry he didn't get to know you too
F C
Tell her there'll be people saying things that make her sad
Dm Bb
How her daddy felt alone, how he was hurtin' bad
F C Bb Bbm
I guess that won't be too far from the truth
F Bb Bbm
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
F Bb Bbm
Happy is one thing it's not
F C Dm Bb
I was jaded, suffocated it got too hard to breathe
F C Bb Bbm
But never got as high as I needed to be
F C
You know life becomes worthless when they steal your dreams
Dm Bb
I just couldn't live with what was left for me
F C Bb Bbm
And I couldn't run far enough from the truth - what's the use?
F Bb Bbm
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
F Bb Bbm
Happy is one thing it's not
F C
Before you know you find yourself alone and looking down
Dm Bb
No one there can help you stop before you hit the ground
F Bb Bbm
Yeah, it's lonely at the top oooohhhh yeahhh…
F
F C Dm Bb
Tell Frannie 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 Bb
Though the song remains the same, I couldn't live that lie
F C Bb Bbm
You know that ain't too far from the truth
F C Bb Bbm
And you know that ain't too far from the truth
F Bb Bbm
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
F Bb Bbm
Happy is one thing it's not
F C
Before you know you find yourself alone and looking down
Dm Bb
No one there can help you stop before you hit the ground
F Bb Bbm
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
F Bb Bbm
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
(introdução e fim)