How to Play Sitting on Top of the World on Ukulele?

Doc Watson - Sitting on Top of the World can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Sitting on Top of the World with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Doc Watson - Sitting on Top of the World Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

‘Twas in the [G]Spring one sunny day, My good girl [C]left me, she went [G]away, Now she’s gone, but I don’t [Em]worry, ’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world.

She called me [G]up on the telephone Said, “Come on [C]daddy, I’m all [G]alone.” Now she’s gone, but I don’t [Em]worry, ’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world.

Mississippi [G]River, long deep and wide, I got me a [C]woman on the other [G]side. And now she’s gone, and I don’t [Em]worry, ’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world

You don’t like my [G]peaches, don’t you shake my tree, Get out of my [C]orchard, let my peaches [G]be. And now she’s gone, and I don’t [Em]worry, ’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world.

Ashes to [G]ashes and dust to dust, If the women don’t [C]get you then the liquor [G]must. And now she’s gone, and I don’t [Em]worry, ’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world

And don’t [G]come here running, holding out your hand I’m gonna get me a [C]woman, like you got your [G]man. And now she’s gone, and I don’t [Em]worry, ’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world.

‘Twas in the [G]Spring one sunny day, My sweetheart [C]left me. Lord, she went a[G]way, And now she’s gone, and I don’t [Em]worry, [Em]’cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world.

[Em]‘Cause I’m [G]sittin’ on [D]top of the [G]world.

Artist Doc Watson

Album Sitting on Top of the World

Genres Blues

Year 1964

Key G

Doc Watson - Sitting on Top of the World can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sitting on Top of the World with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.