CHORDS: Beetlejuice The Musical – What I Know Now Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

This is the chords of What I Know Now by Beetlejuice The Musical on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[INTRO]
Em C

[VERSE]
B7          Em
I was hot
G
I went to parties a lot Y\’know?
Am
I was driving Lamborghinis
Bbm
Sipping super-dry martinis
C                                           B7
In the tiniest bikinis on a yacht

[VERSE]
Em
But I was depressed
G
Also completely obsessed
Am
An unhappy beauty queen
A#m
Who dreamed to be Miss Argentina
B7
I had such low self-esteem
I was a mess
Am
So I gave it all up for the netherworld
Em
I\’ve been here forever, girl
D
If I was more clever, girl
G
I would\’ve stuck it out
B7
Knowing what life\’s about

[BRIDGE]
Am
Pain and joy and suffering
G
Failing but recovering
F#m
I\’ll tell you another thing
Bm                    C
Everyone here is alone
Bm7
So if you are breathing
B7
Go home!

[CHORUS]
Em
If I knew then
B7
What I know now
Em
I would have looked within and let love in somehow
Em
If I only knew
Am                    Em
The truth back then
B7
I wouldn\’t have had my little \”accident\”

[INTRO]
Em E B7

[VERSE]
B7                    Em
Don\’t be blind
G
You left your whole life behind
Am
See a shrink, Call a priest
Bbm
Ask the recently deceased
C B7
Death is final and you cannot press rewind
Am
Don\’t jump when the light is red
Em
Toasters should be used for bread
D
Never smoke cigars in bed
G                                                        B7
Nietzsche was right, y\’know, to live is to suffer, bro
Am
Don\’t cheat on the one you wed
G
Never whip a thoroughbred
B7
Angry pygmys shrunk his head
B7                                      C
Why did it take death to see
B7
Happiness was up to me?

[CHORUS]
Em
If I knew then
B7
What I know now
I would\’ve laughed and danced
Em
And lanced every sacred cow
I thought I knew
Am
But I was wrong
B7
\’Cause life is short
Em
But death is super long
I exploded!

[INSTRUMENTAL]
A#7 D#m7
G#m A#m
B7 E
B C7

[CHORUS]
Fm
If I knew then (If I knew)
C7
What I know now
C7
I would\’ve crossed every line
And drank all the wine
Fm
Before my final bow
F
If I knew (If I knew)
A#m C
The things that now I know
C7
I would ride the highs and cherish the lows
Going, it\’s a quick trick \’round the rodeo
C C7
So before they lower the curtain, be certain to enjoy the show
Fm
That\’s what I know!
Life is short but death is long
D#
Here, one minute then it\’s gone
C#
Thought I knew but I was wrong
F Fm
If I only knew what I know now!