heliocentric@breathe.com
27th February 2001, 9.18pm
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS by THE JAM
Written by Bruce Foxton
From CD 5 of `Direction, Reaction, Creation`
Chords used:
A: x02220 or 577655 G: 320033 or 355433
Cm: x46654 C: x32010 or x3555x
D: xx0232 or x5777x Bm: x24432
E: 022100 or x7999x
Fm: 244222
The intro is something like:
A (main riff)
--------------------- ---------------------
--------14-15-14-12-- --------14-15-14-12--
-----14-------------- then -----14-------------- (x3)
--14----------------- --14-----------------
--0------------------ ---------------------
--------------------- ---------------------
A Cm
You`re so wrapped up in your Jekyll-Hyde life
D E
And the wife and the kids can see plainer than light.
A Cm
Fever(?) for them and the wife of before
D E
Just to lie and(?) get out that door.
Fm E D
Best Of Both Worlds
Fm E D G
Best Of Both Worlds
A (w/main riff x2)
A Cm
You act the part you swore to play
D E
In fact you might win an Oscar someday
A Cm
A t???? p???? could ruin their lives
D E
Placed amongst pictures(?) of you and the wife
Fm E D
Best Of Both Worlds
Fm E D G
Best Of Both Worlds
G A G A
I know it`s too late to change my strategy
G A G A
I know that I`m broke but I can`t seem to pull away
C D C D
Any way I move they turn their backs to me
G A G A
What`s the use they don`t even speak to me
D A
What does it matter now?
D A
They don`t seem to care
D A
There`s nothing left to share
G Bm C D (x2)
A Cm
Way up in that towerblock fortress
D E
The view is of car-dumps and disused gasworks
A Cm
They don`t come see you play around anymore
D E
Cos they`ve packed your bags and left them outside the door
Fm E D
Best Of Both Worlds
Fm E D
Best Of Both Worlds
Fm E D
Best Of Both Worlds
Fm E D G
Best Of Both Worlds
A (w/main riff x7) then -------------
--------14---
--------14---
-----14-14---
--12----0----
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This is as close as I can get it - the lyrics that have a question
mark after them are as close I as I could get although I`m pretty
sure they`re not right. If anyone can shed any light on what the
lyrics are please get in touch. Cheers.
