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If you love some bod y, bet ter tell them while they’re here, ’cause they may just run a way from you.
You’ll nev er know quite when; well, then a gain, it just de pends on how long a time is left for you.
I’ve had the high est moun tains; I’ve had the deep est riv ers; you can have it all, but life keeps mov ing.
I take it in but don’t look down.
’Cause I’m on top of the world, eh!
I’m on top of the world, eh!
Been wait ing on this for a while now, pay ing my dues to the dirt.
I’ve been wait ing to smile, eh!
Been hold ing it in for a while, eh!
Take you with me if I can.
Been dream ing of this since a child.
I’m on top of the world.
I’ve tried to cut these cor ners, tried to take the eas y way out.
I kept on fall ing short of some thing.
I could have gave up then, but then a gain I could n’t have, ’cause I’ve trav eled all this way for some thing.
I take it in but don’t look down.
’Cause I’m on top of the world,
I’m on top of the world.
(C)(Oh,
oh,
oh.
Oh,
oh.) ’Cause I’m on top of the world, eh!
I’m on top of the world, eh!
Been wait ing on this for a while now, pay ing my dues to the dirt.
I’ve been wait ing to smile, eh!
Been hold ing it in for a while, eh!
Take you with me if I can.
Been dream ing of this since a child.
And I know it’s hard when you’re fall ing down, and it’s a (C)long way up when you make your round.
But get up now, get up, get up now.
And I know it’s hard when you’re fall ing down, and it’s a (C)long way up when you make your round.
But get up now, get up, get up now.
And I know now.
’Cause I’m on top of the world, eh!
I’m on top of the world, eh!
Been wait ing on this for a while now, pay ing my dues to the dirt.
I’ve been wait ing to smile, eh!
Been hold ing it in for a while, eh!
Take you with me if I can.
Been dream ing of this since a child.
I’m on top of the world.
This page shows “On Top Of The World” by Imagine Dragons in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.
This arrangement is a great way to build confidence with suspended and color chords in a pop context. Your left hand plays block chords throughout, so the main challenge isn't complex patterns — it's nailing clean transitions between closely related shapes like C and Csus2, or G, Gsus4, and Gpow. Pay close attention to which finger lifts or shifts when moving between a chord and its suspended variant; often it's just one note changing, so keep your hand anchored and move only what needs to move. At 100 BPM the tempo is moderate, but the upbeat feel can tempt you to rush, so practice with a metronome and lock in the pulse before adding speed. Start hands-separate, getting your left-hand chord changes automatic before layering in the melody. Loop the verse progression — the C to F to Am to G cycle and its variants — until it feels effortless. This is the song that'll make sus chords feel like second nature in your playing.