LiL PEEP – Life Is Beautiful Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

LiL PEEP – Life Is Beautiful Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsCDEmAmG

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This is the chord progression of Life Is Beautiful by LiL PEEP on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C D Em Am
C D G Em

[Verse 1]
C                                                               D
I know that it hurts sometimes, but it’s beautiful
Em                                     Am
Working every day, now you’re bleeding through your cuticles
C                                                                         D
Passing through a portal as you’re sittin’ in your cubicle
G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
C                                                       D
Tryin’ to keep your cool at your grandfather’s funeral
Em                                                       Am
Finding out eventually the feeling wasn’t mutual
C                                                                         D
You were not invited ’cause you’re nothing like the usual

G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
C                                                                         D
You wanna see your friends, but you’re stuck inside a hospital
Em                                                       Am
Doctor walks in and he tells you that it’s terminal
C                                                                         D
Tumor in your brain and they’re sayin’ it’s inoperable
G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
C                                                                         D
They’ll kill your little brother and they’ll tell you he’s a criminal
Em                                                                         Am
They’ll fcking kill you too, so you better not get physical
C                                                        D
Welcome to America, the type of shit is typical
G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful

[Verse 2]
C                                                                         D
Wake up in the morning, now you doing the impossible
Em                                                                         Am
Find out what’s important, now you’re feeling philosophical
C                                                                                           D
When I die, I’ll pack my bags, move somewhere more affordable
G
Isn’t life horrible? I think that life is horrible
C                                                                         D
You think she’s adorable, she thinks that you’re intolerable
Em                                                                                           Am
You think you can do it, but your chances are improbable
C                                                                         D
Once you feel unstoppable, you run into an obstacle
G
Isn’t life comical? I think that life is comical

[Verse 3]
C                                                       D
And if you ever need a friend then you got me
Em                                                                         Am
And in the end, when I die, would you watch me?
C                                                            D
And if I try suicide, would you stop me?
Em
Would you help me get a grip or would you drop me?
C                                                       D
Run away, make friends with the moon
Em                                                       Am
Why you trippin’? You’ll be with your friends soon
C                                                                         D
There comes a time when everybody meets the same fate
G                                     Em                   G
I think I’ma die alone inside my room
C        D
Em Am

[Outro]
Em                                                       G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Em                                                       G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Em                                                                         G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful
Em                                                       G
Isn’t life beautiful? I think that life is beautiful

How to play Life Is Beautiful: key, chords and progression

Life Is Beautiful by LiL PEEP is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 5 chords: C, D, Em, Am and G.

Listen for C – D – Em – Am (IV – V – vi – ii in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – lah – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Life Is Beautiful chords: questions

What key is Life Is Beautiful in?

Life Is Beautiful by LiL PEEP is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Life Is Beautiful?

Life Is Beautiful uses 5 chords: C, D, Em, Am, G.

What is the chord progression of Life Is Beautiful?

The main progression is C – D – Em – Am (IV – V – vi – ii).

Is Life Is Beautiful easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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