Howlin' Wolf / Sitting on top of the world Chords

Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Ab

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Howlin' Wolf / Sitting on top of the world chords
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[C] [Fm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Db]
[F] [Cm]
[C] [E]
[Fm] [Cm] [F]
[Gm] [F] [B]
[C] One [Dm] summer day she [F]
went [A] away, she [Bbm] gone and [Bb] left me, she [Db] gone to stay.
[F] Now she [A] gone and I can't [G] worry because [F] I'm sitting [A] [Fm] on top [F] of the world.
[C] [Gm] [F]
[B] [C] [F] Waited all the summer, waited all [Ab] the fall, [Bb] had to take Christmas [Fm] [Bb] in [Db] my overhaul.
[Cm] [Bb] Now [F] she gone [C] and I don't worry, [Fm] sitting on [Ab] top [F] of the world.
[Ab] [Am] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [B] [C]
[Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[Db]
[Fm] [F] [C] [Ab] [C]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Cm]
[F] [C]
[F] Going down to the freight yard, she asked me [A] a freight train, I'm going [Bb] to leave this town.
Work done [Db] got hard, [Cm]
but [Ab] now she [F] gone [Am] [D] and [C] I don't worry, [Gm] [Eb] [F]
sitting [Cm] on top of [Ab] the world.
[C] [F] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Howlin Wolf - Sitting On Top Of The World chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bbm, Bb, Db, F, A, C, Gm, F, B, G and F of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 117 BPM. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ One [Dm] summer day she [F] _
went [A] away, _ _ _ she [Bbm] gone and [Bb] left me, _ _ she [Db] gone to stay.
_ _ [F] _ Now she [A] gone and I can't [G] worry _ _ because [F] I'm sitting [A] [Fm] on top [F] of the world.
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ [F] Waited all the summer, _ _ _ waited all [Ab] the fall, _ _ _ [Bb] had to take Christmas _ _ [Fm] [Bb] in [Db] my overhaul.
_ _ [Cm] [Bb] Now [F] she gone _ [C] and I don't worry, _ _ _ _ [Fm] sitting on [Ab] top [F] of the world.
[Ab] _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] Going down to the freight yard, _ _ she asked me [A] a freight train, _ _ I'm going [Bb] to leave this town.
_ _ Work done [Db] got hard, _ [Cm] _
but [Ab] now she [F] gone [Am] _ [D] and [C] I don't worry, [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F]
sitting [Cm] on top of [Ab] the world.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Howlin’ Wolf.

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