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)
——————— ———————|
——–14-15-14-12– ——–14-15-14-12–|
—–14————– then —–14————–| (x3)
–14—————– –14—————–|
–0—————— ———————|
——————— ———————|
A C#m
You’re so wrapped up in your Jekyll-Hyde life
D E
And the wife and the kids can see plainer than light.
A C#m
Fever(?) for them and the wife of before
D E
Just to lie and(?) get out that door.
F#m E D
Best Of Both Worlds
F#m E D G
Best Of Both Worlds
A (w/main riff x2)
A C#m
You act the part you swore to play
D E
In fact you might win an Oscar someday
A C#m
A t???? p???? could ruin their lives
D E
Placed amongst pictures(?) of you and the wife
F#m E D
Best Of Both Worlds
F#m 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 C#m
Way up in that towerblock fortress
D E
The view is of car-dumps and disused gasworks
A C#m
They don’t come see you play around anymore
D E
Cos they’ve packed your bags and left them outside the door
F#m E D
Best Of Both Worlds
F#m E D
Best Of Both Worlds
F#m E D
Best Of Both Worlds
F#m E D G
Best Of Both Worlds
A (w/main riff x7) then ————-|
——–14—|
——–14—|
—–14-14—|
–12—-0—-|
————-|
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.
