Sitting On Top Of The World Chords

by Doc Watson
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author beatboy65 [a] 9,726. Last edit on Jun 10, 2016

Chords

E
A
B7
E7

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From the album "Doc Watson"
 
Played in an open tuning probably D with capo at 2.
The recorded version sounds between Eb and E.
 
[Introduction]
 
E   A   E  B7   E  B7  E
 
[Verse 1]
 
 E                               E7
'Twas in the spring one sunny day
              A                        E
My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away
E                              B7
And now she's gone and I dont' worry
          E          B7         E
Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
E                                    E7
She called me up from down in El Paso
          A                                 E
She said "Come back, daddy hooh, I need you so"
E                              B7
And now she's gone and I don't' worry
          E          B7         E
Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
E   A   E  B7   E  B7  E
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
E                                                   E7
If you don't like my peaches don't you shake my tree
                 A                      E
'n get out of my orchard let my peaches be
E                              B7
And now she's gone and I dont' worry
          E          B7         E
Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
E                                                     E7
And don't you come here runnin' holding out your hand
                   A                       E
I'm gonna get me a woman like you got your man
E                              B7
And now she's gone and I dont' worry
          E          B7         E
Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world
 
[Verse 5]
 
E                               E7
Twas in the spring one sunny day
              A                        E
My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away
E                              B7
And now she's gone and I dont' worry
          E          B7         E
Lord, I'm sitting on top of the world
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8 comments
beatboy65
T0 play play on a uke tuned GCEA, transpose the tab down two full tones to C. The chords will be C F G and G7 . Alternatively if you tune the uke to English tuning ADF#B transpose down 1 tone to D, when the chords will be D G A A7.
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vegasgeorge
How do I set for ukulele
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SpencerDarr
Why not tune to open E instead of open D with a capo?
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