From: Glen Norman Pavan
Rick Nielsen has said this to be one of his favorite Trick songs
F#/G means slide up
intro:
chorus
E
you're on top of the world you're on
A
top of the world and you can't get any higher
C
on top of the world on top of the world tonight
verse
F#/G F#/G F#/G F#/G
It wasn't easy it was hard as hell
B
You didn't get luck in a wishing well
A
You never worked so hard had so much pain wouldn't change
F# F
for anything
third verse
F#/G F#/G F#/G F#/G
then he got religion and she got a job
B
It's on her back it's in his job
A C
And it costs lots of money money oh
outro: repeat to fade
G
Can you hear me
B
Can you show me
A C
You're on top of the world tonight