Sittin' On Top Of The World chords by Doc Watson (Official Version)

C
C7
F7
G7
C9

Intro 1

C

C

C7

F7

C

C

G7

C

G7

C

Verse 1
C 
C7 
Was in the spring, one sunny day
F7 
My sweetheart left me,
C 
Lord, she went away
G7 
And now she's gone and I don't worry
C 
G7 
C 
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world

Verse 2
C 
C7 
She called me up from down in El paso
F7 
She said "Come back, daddy,
C 
ooh, I need you so"
G7 
And now she's gone and I don't worry
C 
G7 
C 
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world

Interlude 1

C

C

C7

F7

C

C

G7

C

G7

C

Verse 3
C 
If you don't like my peaches,
C7 
don't you shake my tree
F7 
And get out of my orchard,
C 
let my peaches be
G7 
And now she's gone and I don't worry
C 
G7 
C 
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world

Verse 4
C 
And don't you come here runnin',
C7 
holdin' out your hand
F7 
I'm gonna get me a woman
C 
like you got your man
G7 
And now she's gone and I don't worry
C 
G7 
C 
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world

Verse 5
C 
C7 
It was in the spring, one sunny day
F7 
My sweetheart left me,
C 
Lord, she went away
G7 
And now she's gone and I don't worry
C 
G7 
C9 
Lord, I'm sittin' on top of the world

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Chords

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C
C7
F7
G7
C9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Ab majorBPM: 90

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C9: x-3-2-3-3-x

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This is the original studio version of Sittin' On Top Of The World by Doc Watson, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Doc Watson's performance.

Sittin' On Top Of The World

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