Published: 2014-06-22 19:43 Selection chords: Henry Walker
1
Intro: F#C#F#C#
Verse:
F#C#F#C#F#C#F#C#
Lonely - lonely - lonely - lonely
F#C#C#G#
God knows youʼre ambitious, See you push so hard
F#C#C#G#
You want to get to the top of the heap from Sunset Boulevard
D#mC#
Oh, it leads small-town girls astray
D#mC#
Oh, it leads small-town girls astray
Chorus:
F#C#
ʼCause itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
C#G#C#F#C#G#
Baby itʼs hot!
F#C#
Itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
C#G#
Baby itʼs hot!
C#F#C#G#
Theyʼre going to tear your soul away
Verse:
Theater is deserted and the boards are bare
Youʼre next up for the reading and youʼre feeling scared
Oh, but you really want the part so bad
Yeah, go on show them how a star should act
Chorus:
Yeah, itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
Baby itʼs hot!
Itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
Baby itʼs hot!
Theyʼre going to tear your soul away
Instrumental: A#F7A#D# x2
Bridge:
A#F7
You could be a doctor, you could be a nurse
A#D#
Thereʼs no time to rehearse
A#F7
You work as a waitress, you clean up the bar
A#D#
But soon youʼll be noticed, youʼll be a star!
Verse:
You get your nomination, youʼre heartʼs beating fast
Yes and the winner is you! You won the prize at last!
Oh, it leads small-town girls astray
Oh, it leads small-town girls astray
Chorus:
ʼCause itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
Yeah, baby itʼs hot!
Theyʼre going to strip your soul away
Itʼs lonely, lonely, itʼs lonely
You get hungry, you get thirsty
You know you get thirsty...