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Song title:      On Top of the World
Original Album:	 Continued Silence EP (Imagine Dragons)
Other Album:     Night Visions

Words and Music by Ben McKee, Dan Platzman, Dan Reynolds,
                      Wayne Sermon, Alexander Grant

Copyright © 2013 Interscope Records, KIDinaKORNER Records
Published by UMG Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



INTRO:
Chords:
C  x32010    G   320003 or 355433
F  x33211    Dm  xx0231 or x57765


Guitar2:
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-------------9-----------9-7-----|
|-----------------------------10--|-----------------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| C5                                F5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Guitar2:
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-9---7-------10--9-------7-------|
|-----------------------------10_____-------10------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| G5                                D5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Chords:
C  x32010    G   320003 or 355433
F  x33211    Dm  xx0231 or x57765


Guitar2:
  C                                 F
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-------------9-----------9-7-----|
|-----------------------------10--|-----------------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F
    If you love somebody,             better tell them while they’re here
                                                                        'cause



Guitar2:
  G                                 Dm
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-9---7-------10--9-------7-------|
|-----------------------------10_____-------10------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 Dm
      They just may run away from   you



Guitar2:
  C                                 F
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-------------9-----------9-7-----|
|-----------------------------10--|-----------------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| C                               | F
    You'll never know what went well, then again it just depends on



Guitar2:
  G                                 Dm
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-9---7-------10--9-------7-------|
|-----------------------------10_____-------10------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| G                               | Dm
    How long of time is left for    you



Guitar2:
  C                                 F
|-8-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-------------9-----------9-7-----|
|-----------------------------10--|-----------------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| C5                                F5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F
    I've had the highest mountains,   I've had the deepest rivers



Guitar2:
  G                                 Dm
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----8---10------8h10p8----------|---------------------------------|
|-------------9-----------9-7-----|-9---7-------10--9-------7-------|
|-----------------------------10_____-------10------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| G5                                D5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                    Dm
    You can have it all but life keeps moving



Guitar1:
  F5                                G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------|-12------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------|-12------------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-10------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 G
      Now take it in but don't look down       'cause I'm on top of the

 

CHORUS1:
Chords:
F  x33211 or x8 10 10 10 8    G   355433 or x8 10 10 10 x
C  x35553 or 8 10 10 98       Dm  x57765 or 10 12 12 11 10


Guitar2:
  F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----13--13----------------------|-----13--13----------------------|
|-------------14--14--12--12------|-------------14--14--10--9-------|
|-15------------------------------|-15------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| F5                                C5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|---------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 C
  world, eh,      I'm on top of the world, eh, Waiting on this for a



Guitar2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----13--13----------------------|
|-----16--16------12--16--16------|-------------14--14--12--12------|
|---------------------------------|-15------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| G5                                D5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                  Dm
  while now,   paying my dues to the dirt           I've been waiting to 



Guitar2:
  F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----13--13----------------------|-----13--13----------------------|
|-------------14--14--12--12------|-------------14--14--10--9-------|
|-15------------------------------|-15------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| F5                                C5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|---------------------------------|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
|---------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                    C
  smile, eh,  been holding it in for a while, eh.   Take you with me if



Guitar2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----13--13----------------------|
|-----16--16------12--16--16------|-------------14--14--12--12------|
|---------------------------------|-15------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Guitar1:                                                            |
| G5                                D5                              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                    Dm
  I can. Been dreaming of this since a child.   I'm on top of the world



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
C  x32010    G   320003 or 355433
F  x33211    Dm  xx0231 or x57765
 

| C                              | F
  I've tried to cut these corners, tried to take the easy way out

| G                        | Dm
  I kept on falling short of something

| C                          | F
  I could've gave up then but, then again I couldn't have cause

| G                            | Dm
  I've traveled all this way for something

| F                           | G
  Now take it in but don't look down



[repeat CHORUS1]  [x2]



BRIDGE:
Chords:
F  x33211 or x8 10 10 10 8    G   355433 or x8 10 10 10 x
C  x35553 or 8 10 10 98       Dm  x57765 or 10 12 12 11 10


    | F
And I know it's hard when you're falling down

         | C
And it's a long way up when you hit the ground

     | G                 | Dm
So get up now, get up, get up now.

    | F
And I know it's hard when you're falling down

         | C
And it's a long way up when you hit the ground

     | G                 | Dm    | G
So get up now, get up, get up now.

 

[repeat CHORUS1]