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Top of the hill chords by
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Key: G minor•
Verse 1
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I'm gonna get me on
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the ride up
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I'm gonna get
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Can I have a little more on my voice?
Verse 2
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B
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Get me on the ride up
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B
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I'm on the top of the hill
Em
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B
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E
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B
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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill
Verse 3
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New corn yellow and slaughterhouse red
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The birds keep singing baby
B
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after you're dead
F#m
F#m
2

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I'm gonna miss you plenty
B
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F#m
F#m
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B
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big old world
E
E

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With our abalone earrings
B
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2

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and your mother of pearl
F#m
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Stop and get me on the
Verse 4
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B
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ride up
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B
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E
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Stop and get me on the ride up
B
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2

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Em
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Stop and get me on the ride up
B
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2

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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill
C#
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B
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2

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F#m
F#m
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B
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2

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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill
Verse 5
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E

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B
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2

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F#m
F#m
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B
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2

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I need your moon to
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B
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2

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F#m
F#m
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be the sky against
E
E

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Don't get your trouser button
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E

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B
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2

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stuck on the fence

Diego red and bedlam money are fine
G
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Why don't you come up here
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B
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2

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and see me sometime
Verse 6
B
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Stop and get me on the ride up
F#m
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E
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B
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2

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Stop and get me on the ride up

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F#m
F#m
2

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Em
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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill
B
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2

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I'm only goin'
F#m
F#m
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E
E

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I'm only goin'
B
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2

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Em
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I'm only goin' to the top
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Em
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B
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2

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of the hill
Verse 7
F#m
F#m
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There's very little leeway
B
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2

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E
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I seen a mattress on the freeway
B
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2

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F#m
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E
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B
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2

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The moon rises over Dog Street
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E

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E
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Em
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Jefferson said not every thing's reet
B
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2

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Have all the lights burned
F#m
F#m
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out on heaven again
B
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2

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I'll never roll the number 7 again
E
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I'm made of bread and I'm on
Verse 8

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G
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an ocean of wine
B
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2

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G
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I hear all the birdies on the phone just fine
Verse 9
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B
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2

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Stop and get me on the ride up

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G
G

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Em
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Stop and get me on the ride up
B
B
2

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I'm only goin'
F#m
F#m
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B
B
2

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I'm only goin'
E
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B
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2

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Em
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I'm only goin' to the top of
E
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B
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2

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E
E

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Em
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E
E

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B
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2

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the hill
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Verse 10

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E

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Em
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B
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2

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Black joke and the bean soup
E
E

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Big sky and the Ford Coupe
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G

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F#m
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B
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Old maid and the dry bones
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E

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Em
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A red Rover an d the Skinny
G
G

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Bones Jones
B
B
2

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Em
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47 mules to pull this train
B
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2

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G
G

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We're getting married in
B
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2

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F#m
F#m
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the pouring rain
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E

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Em
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You need your differen
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G

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G
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tial and plenty of oil
B
B
2

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You load the wagon till the
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B
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2

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end of the world
Verse 11
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2

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E
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Stop and get me on the ride up
F#m
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B
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2

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E
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2

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Stop and get me on the ride up
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E

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Stop and get me on the
Em
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Em
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ride up
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B
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2

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I'm only goin'

I'm only goin'
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E
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E
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I'm only goin' to the top
F#m
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B
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2

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Em
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2

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of the hill
F#m
F#m
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2

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E
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I'm only goin' to the
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C#
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2

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top of the hill
Verse 12
F#m
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G
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What's your throttle made of,
B
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2

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Em
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is it money or bone
G
G

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B
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2

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Don't you doddle or you'll
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G

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B
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2

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never get home
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Em
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B
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E
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B
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2

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Opium, firework s, vodka and meat
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B
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E
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Scoot over and save me a seat
Verse 13
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E

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Stop and get me on the ride up
B
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2

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A
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2

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Stop and get me on the ride up
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B
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Stop and get me on the ride up
B
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2

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I'm only goin'

I'm only goin'
Em
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B
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E
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B
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2

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D
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B
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2

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F#m
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C
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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill
Interlude 1
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B
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D
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Am
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Am
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F#m
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B
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G
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F#m
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Am
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B
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E
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F#m
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B
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D
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F#m
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C#
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B
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F#m
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B
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E
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Em
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B
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2

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Verse 14

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G
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F#m
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If I had it all to do all over again
B
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I'd try to rise above the
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B
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laws of man
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Why don' cha gimme
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B
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'nother sip of your cup

Turn a Rolls Royce into a Chicken Coup
Verse 15
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B
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Stop and get me on the ride up
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C#
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Stop and get me on the ride up
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Stop and get me on the ride up
B
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I'm only goin'
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I'm only goin'
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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill
Verse 16
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I'm only goin'
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to the top of the hill

Hey!
Verse 17
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Stop and get me on the ride up

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I'm only goin' to the top of the hill

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • E

  • F#m

    2

  • B

    2

  • C#

    4

  • G

  • G#m

    4

  • A

  • D

  • C

  • Am

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Top of the hill by Tom waits is G minor.

The primary chords used in Top of the hill are Gm, G, Am, D, E, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, G, Am, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Top of the hill is approximately 154 beats per minute.

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