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Best Of Both Worlds

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Best Of Both Worlds

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Legenda: H - hammer-on P - pull-off/ - slide-up - slide-down^ - half bend ^^ - full bend~ - vibrato T - thumb*** Recording sounds 1/2 step higher*** Intro ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----3----3----3---3------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|-----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|-----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|-----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|-----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|T T T T--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----3-------3---3------3-------|--0------2---2------------------|-----2-------0---0------2-------|--0------2---2------------------|-----0-------0---0------0-------|--0------2---2---2--------------|-----0------------------0-------|---------0---0---0--------------|-----2-------3---3------2-------|--3-----------------------------|T T(pick w/fingers) G/A D/A G/A D/A G/A D/A 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G/A------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------3---|-3----(3)----3-----3----|-3-----3--2-----------3-|------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-|------------2---2---5---|-5-----4-----5-----4----|-5-----4--2----2------5-|------------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0-------0-----|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-3--3--3-----3--2-----5-|-----0----0-----2------3|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-4--4--2-----4--2-----2-|-----0----0-----2--2---4|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|-----2----2-----2--2---5|-5-----4-----5-----4----|-0-----0--0--------0----|-0----------------------|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------0-|------------------------|------------------------|-3-----3--2----0------0-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------|-4-----2--2----2------0-|-4--4--2----4--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|-5-----4--2----2--------|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------|-0--0--0--0----0--0---0-|-0--0--0----0--0----0---|--(0)-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------sl-/14-------|(w/pick)--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|-------2-------0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|-------0-------0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|-------0------------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|-------2-------3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|T T T--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----3-------0---0--------------|-------------0--------------0---|-----2-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------------2---|-----0-------0---0--------------|--------2----2--------^^----2---|-----0------------------^P------|---^----0----0-----^^v------0---|-----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3---------------3-------------|T Let Ring_____|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----3----3----0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|-----2----2----0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|-----0----0----0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|-----0----0---------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|-----2----2----3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|T T T T--------------------------------|--------------------------------||-----3-------0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------||-----2-------0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--||-----0-------0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--||-----0--------------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--||-----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||T Let Ring_______________| PM.*** 1st Verse ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|--------------2---2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|-------------------------5------|----4------2--------------------|--------//4---------------------|-----------------3//4-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|I don't know__what I been__livin' on,__ but--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4---4-------(2)-----|-----2/5---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5---5-------(0)-----|-------------------P------------|------------5---5---------------|it's not enough to fill me up.--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|------------------2--2---4------|----2------2----------------2---|--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|--------//4---------------------|----0------------3//4-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|I need more_ than just a words can say,--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------/6-O----|---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4-------------------|-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5-------------------|-------------------P------------|------------5-------------------|I need ev'rything this life can give me. Hey, hey,--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------0---0------3-----|--0------3------0------2---2----|-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|T T T T__ yeah! 'Cause sometimes its not enough--------------------------------|--------------------------------||-----3-------0---0--------------|--------0----0------------------||-----2-------0---0-----2--------|--------2----2------------------||-----0-------0---0-----0--------|--------2----2------------------||-----0------------------^P------|---^^---0----0------------------||-----2-------3---3-----2--0-----|--3-----------------------------||TOw!*** 2nd Verse ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Come on, ba- by, close your eyes, let go.--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------|-------------2--------------5---|--5--5------4--4----------------|-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5------5--5-----------0----|-------------------P------------|------------5--5----------------|This can be every-thing we dreamed, ah.--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|------------------2-(2)--4------|----2------2----------------2---|--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|It's not work that makes it work, oh--------------------------------|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|---------------H----------------||---------2------------------5---|---5--4----5--4-5-----4---2-----||-------------2--------------5---|---5--5----5--5-------5---3-----||-----//4---------4---O------5---|--------------------------3-----||-------------------P------------|--------------------------------||no, let the magic do the work for you.__ 'Cause honey,*** Pre-Chorus ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------1------------------------|------5---5-------5-------------|-------0---0-------0---0-----4--|--4---4---4---4---4-------------|-------3---3---3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7---6---7/9-(9)--|-------3-------3----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|now, some- thing reached out and touched me.--------------------------------|----------------8--8--8--8---0--||-x-x--5--5---5--5--4//7---7-7---|-------7--5--x-10-10-10-10--10--||-x-x--4--4---4--6--4//7---7-7---|-------7--7--x-10-10-10-10--10--||-x-x----------------------7-7---|-------7--7--x------------------||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||Now I know that all I want...I want the*** Chorus ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------|-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|T T T Tbest of both world. And honey--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------3---3---0---0--------3---|--------------------------------|-------2---2---0---0--------2---|--------2----2--------------2---|-------0---0---0---0--------0---|--------2----2--------^^----2---|-------0---0----------------0---|-----^--0----0-----^^v------0---|-------2---2---3---3--------2---|----3-------------3-------------|T T TI__ know what it's worth. If we could have the--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------3---3---0---0------3-----|--0------3------0---------------|-------2---2---0---0------2-----|--0------2------0------2---2----|-------0---0---0---0------0-----|--0------0------0------2---2----|-------0---0--------------0-----|---------0-------------0---0----|-------2---2---3---3------2-----|--3------2------3---------------|T T T Tbest of both worlds, /we'd havea little bit of----------------------------2---|--(2)------2---2----------------||-----3---3---0---0----------3---|--(3)------3---3------3---------||-----2---2---0---0----------2---|--(2)------2---2------0------2--||-----0---0---0---0----------0---|--(0)------0---0-------------2--||-----0---0----------0---3-------|-------3--------------3--0---0--||-----2---2---3---3--------------|--------------------------------||T T/heaven right here on earth,_____ oo! Woo! heaven right here on earth, *** 2nd time to Coda*** 3rd Verse ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------2---3------|----3------2-------------2------|------------------2------4------|----2------2----------------2---|--------------2----------5------|----4------2--------------------|--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Well,there's a picture in a galley a--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------2------------------5---|--5--5---------------------2----|-------------2--------------5---|--5--5----4--4---4---------2----|-----//4---------4---O------5---|--5--5----5--5---5---------0----|-------------------P------------|----------5--5---5--------------|fallen angel, look a lot like you--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------2--3--------|----3------2-------------2------|------------------2----4--------|----2------2----------------2---|--------------2--------5--------|----4------2--------------------|--------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|We forget where we come from sometimes.--------------------------------|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||---------2------------------5---|--5--5--------------------------||--------------2-------------5---|--5--5-------4---4--------------||-----//4----------4---O-----5---|--5--5-------5---5-----5/(10)---||--------------------P-----------|-------------5---5--------------||I had a dream it was, uh, really you.*** Pre-Chorus ***--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------1--1----1----------------|------5---5---5------5----------|-------0--0----0---0---------4--|--4---4---4---4------4----------|-------3--3----3---3---2-----7--|--7---6---6---7------6--7/9~~~~~|-------3--3----3-----P----3-----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Something reached out and touched me.D.S. al Coda----------------------------5---|-(5)------------0--0--0---(-0)\||------5--5---5--5--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\||------4--4---4--6--4-4//7---7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\||----------------------------7---|-(7)-----------10-10-10---(10)\||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||Now I know, oh, all I want... I want the*** Coda ***--(2)------2---2----------------||--(3)------3---3------3---------||--(2)------2---2------0------2--||--(0)------0---0-------------2--||-------3--------------3--0---0--||--------------------------------||___________________ Yeah!*** Guitar Solo ***--------------------------------|------------------------------^^|-------^^-10--------12~~(12)---|-----10------12~~~~----x--15^^--|----(9)-------9/11----------/9^^|-(9)----9/11--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------H--^|------P-H--P-P----P-P----P-----------------|-(15)--(15)~~~--7 10-|10(10)-7-10-7-0-10-7-0--7-0--^^-P----7---^^|---------------------|----------------------9-----9(9)-7---7--9--|---------------------|-----------------------------------9--7----|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------P-----T-------T---|-----T-------T--P---------H-----|---(9)--12~~~---9--14(14)\12--|-(12)\9----12--9-------7-9----|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|H T P ^ P H-----7-10-12(12)-10(10)7----TP^^|P-H----T----P-^^--P-------------|----^^^-----------------10-20-10|-7-10-12(12)-10(10)7-^^----P-H^^|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||---------H-^^----------T-P---T--|--------------------------------||-(9)~~--7-9------(9)---12-9--14-|-(14)~~~~~(14)-----------------||--------------------------------|-------------------------------||--------------------------------|-------------------------------||--------------------------------|-------------------------------||(pick w/fingers) G/A D/A G/A D/A G/A D/A A G/A------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------2---2---3---|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-3-----3--2----2------3-|------------2---2---4---|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-4-----2--2----2------4-|------------2---2---5---|-5-x-x-4--x--5-x-x-4-x/-|-5-x-x-4--2----2------5-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-3--3--3-----3--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--3-|-3-----3-----3-----3----|-4--4--2-----4--2-----0-|--(0)---------x-2--2--4-|-4-----2-----4-----2----|-5--5--4-----5--2-----2-|--(2)---------x-2--2--5-|-5-----4-----5-----4----|------------------------|----------------0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||-3-----3--2-----0-----3-|-3--3--3----3--2----0---|--(0)-------------------||-4-----2--2-----2-----4-|-4--4--2----4--2----0---|--(2)-------------------||-5-----4--2-----2-----5-|-5--5--4----5--2----2---|--(2)-------------------||-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0-----0--0-------------|------------------------||------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||Wo!_______________________*** 4th Verse *** (still pick with fingers)--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----2---2---3---3--------3------|-3------3------3-------3----2---|----2---2---4---4--------2------|-4------2------4-------2----2---|--------2---5---5--------4------|-5------4------5-------4----2---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Uh, you don't have to die and go to heaven, uh,--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------2-----0-----0--|-----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2-----0-----0--|-----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2-----2-----2--|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|or hang around to be born again.--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----2---2---3-3----------3------|-3---------3------3------3--2---|----2---2---4-4----------2------|-4---------2------4------2--2---|----2---2---5-5----------4------|-5---------4------5------4--2---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|Just tune in to what this place has got to offer, 'cause--------------------------------|--------------------------------||-----2---------3---3---3---3----|------3---2------0--------------||-----2---------4---4---4---2----|------4---2------2--------------||-----2---------5---5---5---4----|------5---2------2--------------||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||we may nev-er be here a- gain! Ow! I want the

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