Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Robert Palmer – Best Of Both Worlds Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Best Of Both Worlds by Robert Palmer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
B A B A

[Verse 1]
B                 A                     B                                 A
We want the best of both worlds, we want it slow and hot.
D                 E                                 B                                 A
We like to taste revenge, yeah! But we can’t waste the shot.
B                                 A                                 B                       A
We want to see from both sides. We like it cool and fast.
D                 E                               B                        A
We want to get it over. We like to make it last.

[Verse 2]
B                                 C#                 F#
Keep it on, it’s getting closer, the best of both worlds.
B                 C#                                 F#                                 B                 A
Double fun, we’ll make the most, girl, to get the best of both worlds. Do didudu Da du didum dum
B                                 A
We must obey the law.
D                      E                 B                                 A
What good’s a place to stand up, without a place to fall?
B                                 C#                 F#
Two and one, fast and slow girl. The best of both worlds
B                                 C#                                 F#
Double fun, I’d like to now propose a toast. To the best of both worlds.

[Bridge]
E                                 B
Iiiiiiiii think about the war that is no fight at all.
E                                 F#                                 E                 B
Iiiiiiiii think about the peace that is a fight for all the best of both worlds
A           B              A           D                 E           B                   A
do di dub du di dum , do di dub dum dum, du ……. dum.

[Verse 3]
B                                           C#                         F#
Keep it on, fast and slow, girl. The best of both worlds.
B                                                 C#                                                 F#
Tight as a drum, loose as a gun holster. Yeah, it’s getting closer. Hmmmmmmm.
B                                       A                                                 B                 A
Why do we waste our breath, child. On what we like the most. Dadudidub dum dum.
A                                 D                               E                               B                                 A
Seeing as we’ve wound up here. We ought to do them both. Dudidub dum dum
B                                                 C#                                 F#
Back and forth, we get the most, yeah, the best of both worlds.
B                                 C#                                 F#
South and north, I’d like to now propose a toast to the best of both worlds.
B                                      C#                                 F#
Two and one, fast and slow, girl, the best of both worlds
B                                 C#                                 F#                                 B
Double fun, we’ll make the most girl to get the best of both worlds.

[Outro]
A                                 B                                 A
Do di dub du di dum , do di dub dum dum,
D E B A B A B A

How to play Best Of Both Worlds: key, chords and progression

Best Of Both Worlds by Robert Palmer is built around E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯), with 6 chords in all: B, A, D, E, C# and F#.

The backbone of the song is B – C# – F# – B (V – VI – II – V in E major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – reh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, G, C, D, B, E (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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Best Of Both Worlds chords: questions

What key is Best Of Both Worlds in?

Best Of Both Worlds by Robert Palmer is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Best Of Both Worlds?

Best Of Both Worlds uses 6 chords: B, A, D, E, C#, F#.

What is the chord progression of Best Of Both Worlds?

The main progression is B – C# – F# – B (V – VI – II – V).

Is Best Of Both Worlds easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, G, C, D, B, E (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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