[Intro]
C F G Dm7
[Verse]
C 
If you love somebody 
F 
Better tell them while theyre here
 cause 
Better tell them while theyre here cause 
G                               
They just may run away from you 
  Dm7 
 
They just may run away from you  
C 
Youll never know what went well 
F 
Then again it just depends on 
G                                
How long of time is left for you 
 Dm7 
 
How long of time is left for you  
C 
Ive had the highest mountains 
F 
Ive had the deepest rivers 
G                                
You can have it all but life keeps
 Dm7 
 moving  
You can have it all but life keeps moving  
Am          G 
Now take it in but dont look down
[Chorus]
                         F 
Cause Im on top of the world ay 
                   C 
Im on top of the world ay 
                        G 
Waiting on this for a while now 
                       Dm7 
Paying my dues to the dirt 
                      F 
Ive been waiting to smile  ay 
                           C 
Been holding it in for a while ay 
                   G 
Take it with me if I can 
                               Dm7 
Been dreaming of this since a child 
                          C 
Im on top of the world.
[Verse]
C 
Ive tried to cut these corners 
F 
Try to take the easy way out 
G                                 Dm7
I kept on falling short of something 
 
 
I kept on falling short of something  
C 
I coulda gave up then but 
F 
Then again I couldn’t have cause 
G                            
Ive traveled all this way for
     Dm7 
 something 
Ive traveled all this way for something 
   Am      G 
Now take it in but dont look down
[Chorus]
                         F 
Cause Im on top of the world ay 
                   C 
Im on top of the world ay 
                        G 
Waiting on this for a while now 
                      Dm7 
Paying my dues to the dirt 
                      F 
Ive been waiting to smile ay 
                           C 
Been holding it in for a while ay 
                   G 
Take it with me if I can 
                               Dm7 
Been dreaming of this since a child 
                          C 
Im on top of the world.  
                         F 
Cause Im on top of the world ay 
                   C 
Im on top of the world ay 
                        G 
Waiting on this for a while now 
                      Dm7 
Paying my dues to the dirt 
                      F 
Ive been waiting to smile ay 
                           C 
Been holding it in for a while ay 
                   G 
Take it with me if I can 
                               Dm7 
Been dreaming of this since a child
[Bridge]
F 
And I know its hard when youre
 falling down 
And I know its hard when youre falling down 
C 
And its a long way up when you hit
 the ground 
And its a long way up when you hit the ground 
G                             Dm7 
Get up now, get up, get up now.  
F 
And I know its hard when youre
 falling down 
And I know its hard when youre falling down 
C 
And its a long way up when you hit
 the ground 
And its a long way up when you hit the ground 
G                             Dm7 
Get up now, get up, get up now.
[Chorus]
                         F 
Cause Im on top of the world ay 
                   C 
Im on top of the world ay 
                        G 
Waiting on this for a while now 
                       Dm7 
Paying my dues to the dirt 
                      F 
Ive been waiting to smile ay 
                           C 
Been holding it in for a while ay 
                   G 
Take it with me if I can 
                               Dm7 
Been dreaming of this since a child