Beetlejuice - The Whole Being Dead Thing Ukulele Chords

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) BETELGEUSE, sung: F# Hey, folks! Begging your pardon! D ‘Scuse me! Sorry to barge in B A Now let’s skip the tears and start on the whole G# Y’know 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 G#m The whole being dead thing!

Bm Death can get a person stressed F# “We should have carpe’d way more diems Now we’re never gonna see ‘em!" G#m I can show you what comes next C# So don’t be freaked D Stay in your seats I do this bullshit, like, eight times a week! C# So just relax, you’ll be fine Drink your fifty-dollar wine And take a breath! ENSEMBLE: Welcome to a show about death! BETELGEUSE: 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… ENSEMBLE: D C# Oh, and full disclosure: It’s a show about death! BETELGEUSE: Gm Everybody gets on fine here D# Like Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein here C The women’s bathroom has no line here Just... N.C. Pee where you want! A The whole being dead thing! Gm You’re just gonna love the folks here D# 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 The whole- heavy sniffing: PAH-HAH! The whole being dead thing! Cm Nobody is bullet-proof! G “I work out, I eat clean!” Gm F Jesus, pass the Dramamine Cm Time to face the brutal truth: Dm ‘Cause we’re all on a hitlist Might not live ‘till Christmas Choke to death on Triscuits Hey, that’s just statistics D# So take a little break here G#m Kinda like a wake here D#m The scenery is fake here D# D#m But there's a giant snake here! |Gm| |Gm| |Gm| |A#m| |C#| ENSEMBLE: D# Welcome to a show about death! BETELGEUSE: G You’re… G7 You’re gonna be fine… THANK YOU! D On the other side… HOW YOU DOIN’? C Woah! Not good! G F Ba-be-ba-ba-be-bo-boo-bap-boop! Fm I’ll… D#m I’ll be your guide! A# C To the other side! N.C. Seriously, though, this is a show about- ENSEMBLE: A#m Fm Death is taboo, but it’s hardly something new A#m There’s nothing medical professionals can do F Fm 'Cept maybe just bill you BETELGEUSE, spoken: If you die while listening to this album F D# It's still gonna keep playing ENSEMBLE: A#m There’s no destiny or fate Fm Just a terrifying wait A#m Filled with people that you hate D# C And on a certain date, the universe kills you! BETELGEUSE: N.C. That’s the thing with life: A# No-one makes it out alive! C D Cm Toss that body in the pit G “Gosh, it’s awful, ain’t it tragic?” F “Blah, blah, Bible Jesus magic.” Cm When you’re dead, who gives a shit? Gm No pilates, no more yoga! “Namaste”, you freakin’ posers Cm From the cradle to cremation A# Death just needs a little conversation! D I have mastered the art (Dies Irae!) D# D Of tearing convention apart (Dies Irae!) D So, how about we all make a start (Dies Irae!) G# D G On the whole being dead thing! ALL: D G God, I hope you’re ready for a show about death!