# Both Sides of the Story – Phil Collins: piano chords

Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G D C/G G D C/G G D C/G D C/G G
- Verse 1: Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G
- Chorus 1: D C G D C G D C
- Verse 2: G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G
- Chorus 2: D C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C
- Bridge 1: C/B G C C/B G C D Em Am D G
- Verse 3: G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G
- Chorus 3: D C G Dsus4 C
- Bridge 2: C/B G C C/B G C D Em Am D G G6 G G6
- Verse 4: G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G G Dsus4 C/G
- Chorus 4: D C D C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C C/G G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C C/G G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 C G Dsus4 D C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Both Sides of the Story by Phil Collins in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Both Sides of the Story to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+G+D+C%2FG+G+D+C%2FG+G+D+C%2FG+D+C%2FG+G+%3Cverse_1%3E+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+%3Cchorus_1%3E+D+C+G+D+C+G+D+C+%3Cverse_2%3E+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+%3Cchorus_2%3E+D+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+%3Cbridge_1%3E+C%2FB+G+C+C%2FB+G+C+D+Em+Am+D+G+%3Cverse_3%3E+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+%3Cchorus_3%3E+D+C+G+Dsus4+C+%3Cbridge_2%3E+C%2FB+G+C+C%2FB+G+C+D+Em+Am+D+G+G6+G+G6+%3Cverse_4%3E+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C%2FG+%3Cchorus_4%3E+D+C+D+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+C+G+Dsus4+D+C+G&seq=inOrder&title=Phil+Collins+-+Both+Sides+of+the+Story)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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