The Jam - Best of both worlds
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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
C#m: x46654 C: x32010 or x3555x
D: xx0232 or x5777x Bm: x24432
E: 022100 or x7999x
F#m: 244222
The intro is something like:
A (main riff)
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--------14-15-14-12-- --------14-15-14-12--|
-----14-------------- then -----14--------------| (x3)
--14----------------- --14-----------------|
--0------------------ ---------------------|
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You're Aso wrapped up in your C#mJekyll-Hyde life
And the Dwife and the kids can see Eplainer than light.
AFever(') for them and the C#mwife of before
DJust to lie and(') Eget out that door.
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds G
A (w/main riff x2)
You Aact the part you C#mswore to play
In Dfact you might win an EOscar someday
A At'''' p'''' could C#mruin their lives
DPlaced amongst pictures(') of Eyou and the wife
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds G
I Gknow it's too Alate to Gchange my Astrategy
I Gknow that I'm Abroke but I Gcan't seem to Apull away
CAny way I Dmove they Cturn their Dbacks to me
GWhat's the Ause they don't Geven Aspeak to me
What does it Dmatter now' A
They don't Dseem to care A
There's nothing Dleft to share A
G Bm C D (x2)
A Way up in that C#mtowerblock fortress
The Dview is of car-dumps and Edisused gasworks
AThey don't come see you play aC#mround anymore
Cos they've Dpacked your bags and left them Eoutside the door
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds
F#m EBest Of Both DWorlds G
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.