Published: 2014-06-22 19:43 Selection chords: Henry Walker
Tonality
Intro: FCFC
Verse:
FCFCFCFC
Lonely - lonely - lonely - lonely
FCCG
God knows youʼre ambitious, See you push so hard
FCCG
You want to get to the top of the heap from Sunset Boulevard
DmC
Oh, it leads small-town girls astray
DmC
Oh, it leads small-town girls astray
Chorus:
FC
ʼCause itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
CGCFCG
Baby itʼs hot!
FC
Itʼs lonely, lonely at the top
CG
Baby itʼs hot!
CFCG
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: AE7AD x2
Bridge:
AE7
You could be a doctor, you could be a nurse
AD
Thereʼs no time to rehearse
AE7
You work as a waitress, you clean up the bar
AD
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...