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I'm Sitting On Top Of The World

Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young, Music by Ray Henderson - 1925

Verse:-----------	------------------	------------------	------------------
F	C+	Cm6	D7
Dm6       G7	C7	F	F7
Bb         Bb+	Bb6        Bb7	F	A+
Dm         A	Ebdim      G7	C	C7          C+
Chorus:---------	------------------	------------------	------------------
F	Bb	F	-
G7	C7	F	-
-	Bb	F	-
G7	C7	F	F7
Bb	Ddim	F	-
Dm        F7	D7	G7	C7          C+
F	Bb	F	-
G7	C7	F	-  (C7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

Note:  There is a four note lead-in to the verse ("Don't want an - y").

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Verse:

Don't want an - y mi - lions,  I'm get - ting my share.

I've on - ly got one suit:  That's all I can wear.

A bun - dle of mon - ey won't make me feel gay.

A sweet lit - tle Hon - ey is mak - ing me say:

 

Chorus:

I'm Sit - ting On Top Of The World,

Just roll - ing a - long,  just roll - ing a - long.

I'm quit - ing the blues of the world,

Just sing - ing a song,  just sing - ing a song, "Glor - y Hal - le - lu - jah,"

I just phoned the Par - son, "Hey Par get read - y to call."
Just like Hump - ty Dump - ty,  I'm go - ing to fall,
I'm Sit - ing On Top Of The World,

Just roll - ing a long,  just roll - ing a long.
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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