The melody of Sitting On Top Of The World by Doc Watson runs 159 notes across 20 bars, 2:08 long in C at 120 beats per minute. The tab sits almost entirely in the first two frets, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? Sitting On Top Of The World chords and lyrics.