· by Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson
(F#m7)Di da da da na na na.
(F#m7)Di da da da na na na.
(F#m7)Di da da da na na na.
Boy, when you look at me did you dis’ me like I’m cra zy.
You got to be kid din’ me, to think that I’m not gonna de liv er.
I don’t mean to dis a gree.
Sor ry you can’t buy my kiss es.
O pen your eyes and see true love comes forth.
I give you my heart, girl, hop ing you won’t stab me in it.
’Cause I’ve been in love be fore and then I had to pay up plen ty.
I lose my san i ty tryin’ to meas ure your in ten tions.
What do you want from me?
How much will it (Dmaj7)be?
No more than you’re (C#m7)will ing to (F#m7)give.
(Bm7)She won’t pay noth ing for this (Gmaj7)good love and (A)it’s for free.
And I won’t make you (C#m7)prom is es.
I’ll just do all I can to be your (D)lov er ’cause I un der stand.
The best things in (C#m7)life are (F#m7)free (Bm7)now that I’ve dis cov ered what you (C#m7)mean to (F#m7)me.
The best things in (C#m7)life are (F#m7)free now that we’ve got each oth er.
The (D)best things in life are free.
Hey
hey.
Ah huh.
Hey yeah yeah.
Ooh.
Yeah.
I know you are my ba by, my one and on ly ba by.
You said it twice.
I’ll say it nice, my ba by ba by ba by.
I’ve got so much (C#m7)love for you and it’s eas y to give it when I (Gmaj7)know you feel the same way too.
That’s all I ex (C#m7)pect from you.
Just do all that you can to be my (D)lov er ’cause I un der stand.
I do,
I do.
They say: The best things in (C#m)life are (F#m)free (Bm7)now that I’ve dis cov ered what you (C#m)mean to (F#m)me.
The best things in (C#m)life are (F#m)free now that we’ve got each oth er.
The (D)best things in life are free.
The best things in (C#m)life are (F#m)free (Bm7)now that I’ve dis cov ered what you (C#m)mean to (F#m)me.
The best things in (C#m)life are (F#m)free now that we’ve got each oth er.
The (D)best things in life are free.
(D)best things in life are free.
No more than you’re (C#m7)will ing to (F#m7)give ’cause (Bm7)you’re not giv’n’ me noth ing for that (D)good love and (A)it’s for free and I won’t make you (C#m7)prom is es.
You see (G6/9)I’m gon na do, I’m gon na do, we’re gon na (Bm7)do, I’m gon na do the ver y (E7sus)best I can to be your (CN.C.)lov er ’cause I un der stand.
It feels (Bm7)good, feels good, feels (C#m7)good, feels (F#m7)so good now.
Ev ’ry bod y needs to know that best things in (D)best things in life are free.
This page shows “The Best Things In Life Are Free” by Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of F# at 105 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.