Chords for "Top Of The Pops"

Date: May 17, 1997  2:16 PM
From: Ryoji Shirai


Top Of The Pops

Written by: Raymond Douglas Davies

Published by: Noma Music, Inc. - BMI

riff 1 : G str -------------9-9-9------
         D str -7-7-7--5-5--9-9-9--5-5-
         A str -7-7-7--5-5--7-7-7--5-5-
         E str -5-5-5--3-3---------3-3-
         
riff 2 : D str -------5-------5-------
         A str -7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-3-
         E str -----------------------

(riff 1)     
I've just come in at Number 25
(riff 1) 
I'm oh so happy, so glad to be alive
(riff 1)   
And everybody says it's going to get to the top
A                   (riff 2) 
Life is so easy when your record's hot.
(riff 1) 
Go tell my mamma and my sister too
(riff 1)
To press my trousers and polish my shoes
(riff 1) 
I might even end up a rock-and-roll god
A                   (riff 2) 
It might turn into a steady job.
D                 C            G D
And my agent said to me: "Son, I always told you so."
(riff 1)
Now my record's number 11 on the BBC
(riff 1)
But number seven on the N.M.E.
(riff 1)
Not the Melody Maker want to interview me
(riff 2)
And ask my view on politics and theories on religion.

  B str -------------------5----------------
  G str -7--5-7-5-7--5-7-5----7-5-7--5------
  D str -------------------------------5-7--

(riff 1)
Now my record's up to number 3
(riff 1)
And a woman recognized me and started to scream
(riff 1)
This all seems like a crazy dream
          (riff 2)
I've been invited to a dinner with a prominent queen
D                C               G    D
And now I've got friends that I never knew I had before.
(riff 1)
It's strange how people want you when you record's high
(riff 1)
'Cos when it drops down they just pass you by
(riff 1)
Now my agent just called me and said it me:
E                           A
"Son your record's just got to Number One."

*Heavy song.Riff only.Try it is easy.

Albums this song can be found on:

   * Everybody's In Show-biz
   * Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One



Date:  5 Dec 2024
From:  Jan Hauenstein

Fine version! Here is an easier one, with chords

Top Of The Pops Raymond Douglas Davies

"Yes, it's number one - it's Top of the Pops!"
(A) (G) (E) (G) (A) (G) (E) (G)
(A)I've just come (G)in at number (E)twenty-five, (G)
(A)I'm oh so (G)happy, so (E)glad to be alive, (G)
(A) And everybody (G)says it's going to (E)get to the top, (G)
(A)Life is so easy when your record's hot.(E)

(A)Go tell my mam(G)ma and (E)my sister too (G)
To (A)press my (G)trousers and (E)polish my shoes, (G)
(A) I might even (G)end up a (E)rock-and-roll god, (G)
(A)It might turn into a steady job!(E)
(D) And my agent said to me, (C)"Son, I always (G4)old you so." (C2)

(A) Now my record's (G)number eleven (E)n the BBC,(G)
(A) But number (G)seven in the N.M.(E)E.(G)
(A) Now the Melody (G)Maker want to (E)interview me, (G)
And (E)ask about my politics and theories of re(D)ligion.
(D)"I'd like to ask you a little bit about your influences in your career so far..."
"... Ok man, now stand over there, I wanna nice shot of you all, alright... alright,
Shot of a lifetime..."
(A) (G) (E) (G)

(A) Now my (G)record's up to (E)number three, (G)
(A) And a woman reco(G)gnized me and (E)started to scream. (G)
(A)This all seems (G)like a (E)crazy dream,
(G)I've been in(E)vited to a dinner with a prominent (D)queen.
And now I've got (C)friends that I thought I (G4)never I had before. (C2)
(A) (G) (E) (G) (A) (G) (E) (G) (A) (G) (E) (G) (E)

(A) It's strange how (G)people want you (E)when your record's (G)high,
(A) 'Cause when it drops (G)down, they (E)just pass you by.(G)
(A) Now my agent (G)called me on the (E)telephone and (G)said,
(E)(hold)"Son your record's just got to Number One.
(A) (A/G#) (F#m) (E) (D) (D/F#) (A) (D)
And do you know what (Dm)this means?
This means you can earn some real money!" (A)

© Raymond Douglas Davies, All Rights Reserved

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