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The Whole "Being Dead" Thing chords by
Alex Brightman
Alex Brightman
Beetlejuice Original Broadway Cast Recording Ensemble
Beetlejuice Original Broadway Cast Recording Ensemble

2019Pop
Intro 1
D
C#

F#m

Hey, folks! Begging your pardon
D

Excuse me! Sorry to barge in
B

Now let's skip the tears
A

and start on the whole

You know
C#

Being dead thing
F#m

You're doomed! Enjoy the singing
D

The sword of Damocles is swinging
B

And if I hear your cell-phone ringing
A

I'll kill you myself
C#

The whole being dead thing
Verse 1
Bm

Death can get a person stressed
F#m
E#
F#m

"We should have carpe'd way more diems
Bm

Now we're never gonna see 'em!"

I can show you what comes next
C#

So don't be freaked
D

Stay in your seats
C#

I do this bullshit, like, eight times a week
D

So just relax, you'll be fine
D#
C#m

Drink your fifty-dollar wine
E#
F#
G
G#

And take a breath
C#
F#m

Welcome to a show about death
Verse 2
F#

You're
E

You're gonna be fine
B

On the other side
F#

Die! You're all gonna die!

You're all gonna die
F#

I'll
E

I'll be your guide
B

To the other side
D

Oh, and full disclosure,
C#
F#m

it's a show about death
Verse 3
Gm

Eve rybody gets on fine here
Eb

Like Rod gers, Hart, and Hammerstein here
C

The women's bathroom has no line here
Bb

Just, pee where you want
D

The whole being dead thing
Gm

You're just gonna love the folks here
Eb

Yeah, I know you're woke,

but you can take a joke here
C

And every show I do, like, a ton of coke here
Am

The whole
D

Ah, the whole being dead thing
Verse 4
Cm

Nobody is bullet-proof!
G
F
G

"I work out", "I eat clean"
F

Jesus, pass the Drama mine
Cm

Time to face the brutal truth
D

'Cause we're all on a hitlist
Eb

Might not live 'til Christmas
E
F

Choke to death on Triscuits
D

Hey, that's just statistics
Eb

So take a little break here
E

Kinda like a wake here
F
F#

The scenery is fake here
G
G#
A
Bb

But there's a giant snake here
Interlude 1
Gm
Gm
Gdim7
Bbdim7
C#dim7

D

Welcome to a show about death
Verse 5
G

You're

You're gonna be fine

Thank you
C

On the other side

How you doin'?
G

Whoa, not good

Da-bot-ba-be-be-bap-bap
Ab

I'll
Ebm

Hey, I'll be your guide
Db
C
Cb

To the other side
C

Seriously, though, this is a show about
Verse 6
Bbm
Cm

Death is taboo, but it's hardly something new
Bbm

There's nothing medical professionals

can do
Fm

'Cept maybe just bill you

(If you die while listening to this album

It's still gonna keep playing)
Bbm

There's no destiny or fate
Cm

Just a terrifying wait
Bbm

Filled with people that you hate
Eb
C

And on a certain date, the universe kills you

That's the thing with life
D

No one makes it out alive
Verse 7
Cm

Toss that body in the pit
G
F
G

"Gosh, it's awful, ain't it tragic?"
F
Cm

"Blah, blah, Bible, Jesus magic"

When you're dead, who gives a shit?
G
F
G

No Pilates, no more yoga

'Namaste", you freakin' posers
Cm

From the cradle to cremation
Bb

Death just needs a little conversation
D
Eb
C#
D

I have mastered the art (...es I rae)
D
Eb
C#
D

Of tearing convention a part (...es I rae)
D
Eb
C#
D

So, how about we all make a start
Ab
D
Gm
Ab
Gm
Ab

On the whole being dead thing
D

God, I hope you're ready
Gm

for a show about death

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Chords
  • D

  • C#

    4
  • F#m

    2
  • B

    2
  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • E#

  • D#

    6
  • C#m

    4
  • F#

    2
  • G

  • G#

    4
  • E

  • Gm

    3
  • Eb

    6
  • C

  • Bb

  • Am

  • Cm

    3
  • F

  • Gdim7

  • Bbdim7

  • C#dim7

    3
  • Ab

    4
  • Ebm

    6
  • Db

    4
  • Cb

    2
  • Bbm

  • Fm

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