It's A Long, Long Way To The Top Of The World

-Jim & Jesse McReynolds

Its a long long way to the top of the world
But its only a short fall back down

A young fool filled with greed, I let ambition rule me
Like a hunger that gnawed at my soul
I worked hard made my fortune but lost the heart of my darling
She got lonely and her love soon grew cold

Chorus:
Its a long long way to the top of the world
On a rough road that winds round and round
Its a long long way to the top of the world
But its only a short fall back down

Now I'm a big man with money but at love I'm a pauper
The love I once held now another man claims
I've reached the top of the world but my heart hit rock bottom
I can't make love to fortune and fame

Chorus

3/4

Intro:

I – I7

IV – I

I – V

I

Verse:

I – V	I – IV	I	V
I – V	I – IV	I – V	I

Chorus:

V	I	IV – I	V
I – I7	IV – I	I – V	I