Sitting On Top Of The World

Sitting On Top Of The World

Sitting On Top Of The World

Doc Watson Jerry Garcia Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Chords you’ll need to know

C D Em G

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Lyrics

It was in the spring one sunny day My good gal left me Lord she went away
And now she's gone but I don't worry 'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world
She called me up from down in El Paso Said come back, daddy, Lord I need you so Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Show me a woman a man can trust Mississippi River, long, deep and wide The woman I'm loving is on the other side You don't like my peaches, don't you shake my tree Get out of my orchard, let my peaches be Don't you come here running, holding out your hand I'll get me a woman like you got your man

Demo Videos

Bluegrass demo

Bluegrass demo
Bluegrass demo

Bluegrass demo

Instrument Lessons

Sitting on Top of the World - Bluegrass Guitar Lesson - Two Arrangements!

Sitting on Top of the World - Bluegrass Guitar Lesson - Two Arrangements!

Music With Ryan
Sitting On Top Of The World - Basic Fiddle Lesson

Sitting On Top Of The World - Basic Fiddle Lesson

FiddleHed
This Fingerpicking Pattern Will Change How You Play Bluegrass! | "Sittin’ on Top of the World"

This Fingerpicking Pattern Will Change How You Play Bluegrass! | "Sittin’ on Top of the World"

Brandon Johnson
Bluegrass 5-String Banjo Lesson: "Sittin' On Top of the World"

Bluegrass 5-String Banjo Lesson: "Sittin' On Top of the World"

williamanesbitt
Sittting on Top of the World for Mando

Sittting on Top of the World for Mando

Bluegrass with Friends
Sitting on Top of the World for Guitar

Sitting on Top of the World for Guitar

Bluegrass with Friends
Sitting On Top of the World for Fiddle

Sitting On Top of the World for Fiddle

Bluegrass with Friends
How to play "Sitting on Top of the World" - Billy Strings - Guitar Lesson with Tab

How to play "Sitting on Top of the World" - Billy Strings - Guitar Lesson with Tab

B-RoM
Sitting on Top of the World - beginner level

Sitting on Top of the World - beginner level

Noya Mountain Music - Christopher Henry

About This Song

Sitting On Top Of The World is a blues standard from the 1930s that became a bluegrass favorite through Doc Watson's influential flatpicking version. The song has been covered by countless artists across genres, from Howlin' Wolf to Cream, but Doc's arrangement is the template most bluegrass jams follow.