Tom: Em [Intro] Em C B7 Em I was hot G I went to parties a lot Y'know? Am I was driving Lamborghinis Sipping super-dry martinis C B7 In the tiniest bikinis on a yacht Em But I was depressed G Also completely obsessed Am An unhappy beauty queen 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 Am Pain and joy and suffering G Failing but recovering D I'll tell you another thing B7 C Everyone here is alone B So if you are breathing Go home! Em If I knew then B What I know now Em I would have looked within and let love in somehow If I only knew Am The truth back then B C B7 I wouldn't have had my little accident Em Don't be blind G You left your whole life behind Am See a shrink Call a priest Ask the recently deceased C B 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 B 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 B Angry pygmies shrunk his head B7 C Why did it take death to see B Happiness was up to me? Em If I knew then B 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 C B But death is super long I exploded! Fm If I knew then (If I knew) C What I know now I would've crossed every line And drank all the wine Fm Before my final bow Fm If I knew (If I knew) Bbm The things that now I know C I would ride the highs and cherish the lows Going, it's a quick trick 'round the rodeo Gb C 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 Eb Here, one minute then it's gone Db Thought I knew but I was wrong Fm If I only knew what I know now