The Whole Being Dead Thing Beetlejuice - Musical
Lyrics and guitar chords
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Hey, folks! Begging your pardon!D
‘Scuse me! Sorry to barge inB
Now let’s skip the tears and start on the whA
oleY’know
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Being dead thing
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You’re doomed! Enjoy the singingD
The sword of Damocles is swingingB
And if I hear your cell-phone ringingI’ll k
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ill you myselfThe w
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hole being dead thing!Bm
Death can get a person stressed“We s
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hould have carpe’d way more diemsNow we’re never gonna see ‘em!"
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I can show you what comes nextSo don’t be freaked
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Stay in your seats
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I do this bullshit, like, eight times a week!
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So just relax, you’ll be fineDrink your fifty-dollar wine
And take a breath!
Welcome to a show about death!
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You’re…You’re gonna be f
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ine…On the o
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ther side…F#
DIE! YOU’RE ALL GONNA DIE! YOU’RE ALL GONNA DIE!F#
I'll...I’ll be your g
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uide...To the
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other side…D
Oh, and full disclosure: It’s a sC#
how about deGm
Everybody gets on fine hereLike
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Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein hereC
The women’s bathroom has no line hereJust...
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Pee where you want!
The
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whole being dead thing!Gm
You’re just gonna love the folks hereD#
Yeah, I know you’re woke, but you can take a joke here!And e
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very show I do, like, a TON of coke hereThe whole-
PAH-HAH! The whole being dead thing!
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Nobody is bullet-proof!G
“I work out, I eat clean!”Gm
Jesus, pass the F
DramamineCm
Time to face the brutal truth:‘Cause
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we’re all on a hitlistMight not live ‘till Christmas
Choke to death on Triscuits
Hey, that’s just statistic
So t
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ake a little break hereG#m
Kinda like a wake hereThe s
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cenery is fake hereBut th
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ere's a giant D#m
snake here!|
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Welcome to a show about death!G
You’re…You’re gonna be f
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ine…THANK YOU!
On the o
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ther side…HOW YOU DOIN’?
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Woah! Not good!Ba
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-be-ba-ba-be-F
bo-boo-bap-boop!Fm
I’ll…I’ll be
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your guide!To the other
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sidC
e!N.C.
Seriously, though, this is a show about-
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Death is taboo, but it’s hardly something nFm
ewThere’s nothing m
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edical professionals can do'Cept m
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aybe just bFm
ill youIf you die while listening to this album
It's still gonna keep playing
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There’s no d
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estiny or fateJust a
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terrifying waitFilled with
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people that you hateAnd on a cert
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ain date, the universe kiC
lls you!N.C.
That’s the thing with life:
No-one makes it out al
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ive!C
Toss that body D
in the Cm
pit“
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Gosh, it’s awful, ain’t it tragic?”“Blah, blah, Bible Jes
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us magic.”Cm
When you’re dead, who gives a shit?Gm
No pilates, no more yoga!“Namaste”, you freakin’ posers
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From the cradle to cremationA#
Death just needs a little conversation!D
I have mastered the art (Dies Irae!)Of tearing conventi
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on apD
art (Dies Irae!)So, h
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ow about we all make a start (Dies Irae!)On the w
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hole D
being dG
ead thing![ALL]
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God, I hope you’re ready for a show about death! G
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