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Best of Both Worlds  Van Halen

Best of Both Worlds -- Van Halen
(transcription from Cherry Lane Music Company)
Key: H - hammer-on P - pull-off
/ - slide-up \ - slide-down
^ - half bend ^^ - full bend
~ - vibrato T - thumb
*** Recording sounds 1/2 step higher
*** Intro ***
[D/F#] [G5] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -----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
[D/F#] [G5] [D/F#] [G] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -----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 A 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-----|
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

[D/A] [G/A] [A] [A5] [A7sus2] [A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [D/A]  
 
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 -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-|
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

[G/A] [D/A] [A] [Asus2] [A9] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [A] [Asus2]  
 
 ----------------------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)
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------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
D/F# G N.C. A(sus2)
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -----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_____|
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -----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
D/F# G N.C. D5 Csus2 A5
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 -----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 ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------------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
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------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.
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------------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,
[D7sus4] [D/A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|------------------------/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,
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------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
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A(sus2)]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 -----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-----------------------------||

T
Ow!
*** 2nd Verse ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------------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.
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------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.
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------------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
[D7sus4]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 --------------------------------|---------------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 ***
[Fsus2] [C/E] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4] [E]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------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.
[Bsus4] [B] [D] [Dsus2] [F]  
 
 --------------------------------|----------------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 ***
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A5]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------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 T
best of both world. And honey
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A5]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------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 T
I__ know what it's worth. If we could have the
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [A5]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------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 T
best of both worlds, /we'd have
\a little bit of
D/F# G N.C. D5 Csus2 A5
 
 ----------------------------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 ***
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------------------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
[D7sus4] [D/A] [A5]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ---------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
[A/C#] [G/A] [D/F#] [A] [A/C#]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------2--3--------|----3------2-------------2------|
 ------------------2----4--------|----2------2----------------2---|
 --------------2--------5--------|----4------2--------------------|
 --------//4---------------------|------------------//4-----------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

We forget where we come from sometimes.
[D7sus4] [D/A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 ---------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 ***
[Fsus2] [C] [Esus4] [E] [Esus4] [E]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------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
[Bsus4] [B] [D] [F(maj7)]  
 
 ----------------------------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 *** Csus2 A5
 
 --(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^^|
 (9)-----------------------------|--------------------9---(9)-7-9-|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 ---------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-|
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

[D/A] [G/A] [A] [A7sus2] [A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [D/A]  
 
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 -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-|
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

[G/A] [D/A] [A] [Asus2] [G/A] [G/A] [D/A] [G/A] [A] [A7sus2]  
 
 ------------------------|------------------------|------------------------||
 -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)
[A] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ----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,
[G] [D/F#] [G] [A] [A7sus2]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -----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.
[A] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [A]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 ----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
[G] [D/F#] [G] [A] [A7sus2]  
 
 --------------------------------|--------------------------------||
 -----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
*** Chorus *** (with pick)
*** and finishes similar to intro ****

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A A(sus2) A/C# A5 A7sus2 A9 Asus2 B Bsus4 C C/E D D/F# D7sus4 Dsus2 E Esus4 F F(maj7) Fsus2 G G5
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