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Man at the Top

Bruce Springsteen
ChordsKeyGbeginner
★4.6(17)

Chords in this song4

Intro

| G | D Em | C | D G | G

Verse 1

Here comes a fireman, here comes a cop
Here comes a wrench, here comes a car hop
Been goin' on forever, it ain't ever gonna stop
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Chorus

Everybody wants to be the man at the top
Everybody wants to be the man at the top, now
Well, aim your gun son and shoot your shot
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Verse 2

Now rich man poor man, beggar man thief
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief
One thing in common they all got
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Chorus

Everybody wants to be the man at the top
Everybody wants to be the man at the top now
Well, aim your gun son and shoot your shot
Everybody wants to be the man at the top yeah

Interlude

Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright

Bridge

Man at the top says it's lonely up there
If it is man, well, I don't care
From the big white house to the parking lot
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Verse 3

Here comes a banker, here comes a business man
Here comes a kid with a guitar in his hand
Dreaming of his record in the #1 spot
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Chorus

Everybody wants to be the man at the top
Everybody wants to be the man at the top, now
Aim your gun son and shoot your shot
Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Outro

Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohh alright
Whose the man at the top
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Whose the man at the top
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ah yeah now
Ohhh, ohh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohhh alright
Ohhh, ohh alright

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