The Life of a Showgirl Piano Notes and Chords (Taylor Swift)

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Piano Notes for The Life of a Showgirl (Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter)

B A G A | B~~~
Her name was Ki [G] tty

B A B A B A
Made her money being

B A G B | C*~~~
pretty and w [Am] itty

G | C* C* C* D*~~
They [F] gave her the keys

G G~ | A B~~
to this [G] city

Key Information

Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B

The relative minor of C major is A minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
A minor Scale Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

Tempo: 138 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

The Life of a Showgirl Piano Chords

Notes of the C Major Scale:
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

Chords of the C Major Scale:
C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am and Bdm
(i.e., C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B diminished)

Chords used for the song The Life of a Showgirl are:
G, Am, F, C, D, Dm, Bb

About The Life of a Showgirl

“The Life of a Showgirl” is the title song from Taylor Swift’s 12th album, featuring singer Sabrina Carpenter. The song tells the story of a young fan who meets her idol, a showgirl named Kitty, and dreams of living her glamorous life. However, Kitty warns her that being famous is not as wonderful as it seems, saying “you don’t know the life of a showgirl”. The song shows how the fan still chooses to become a showgirl herself, learning that fame brings pain and struggles hidden behind the pretty clothes and makeup. By the end, she accepts this difficult life and says she wouldn’t change it, singing “I’m married to the hustle”.

How to Play The Life of a Showgirl Piano Notes

Symbols Used in the Song

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The Life of a Showgirl (Feat. Sabrina Carpenter) Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

Chords for the Intro:

G~~ Am~~ F~~
G~~ C~~ F~~ Csus2~

Verse 1 (Taylor Swift)

Her name was Kitty
Made her money being pretty and witty
They gave her the keys to this city
Then they said she didn’t do it legitly, oh
I bought a ticket
She’s dancing in her garters and fishnets
Fifty in the cast, zero missteps
Looking back, I guess it was kismet

B A G A | B~~~
Her name was Ki [G] tty

B A B A B A
Made her money being

B A G B | C*~~~
pretty and w [Am] itty

G | C* C* C* D*~~
They [F] gave her the keys

G G~ | A B~~
to this [G] city

G A B A
Then they said she

B A B A
didn’t do it

G B~ | A~~~ G~ | ~
legit [Am] ly, uh [F]

B A G A | B~~~
I bought a ti [G] cket

A B A B A B A
She’s dancing in her garters

G B | C*~~~
and fish [Am] nets

| C* B C* B C*~
[F] Fifty in the cast,

B G | A~ B~~~
zero [G] missteps

B A B
Looking back,

A B A G B~ | ~ A~~ | ~
I guess it was kis [Am] met [F]

Pre-Chorus (Taylor Swift)

I waited by the stage door, packed in with the autograph hounds
Barking her name, then glowing like the end of a cigarette
Wow, she came out
I said, “You’re living my drеam”
Then she said to me

B A~~ G~
I ~~~

| B B B B G~ G
[G] waited by the stage door

B~ | ~ B B B G G G
Packed in with the autograph

C*~ | ~ C* B C* C*~
Hou [Am] nds barking her name

G | C* C* C* B C*~
Then [F] glowing like the end

C* D* | B A G
of a [G] cigarette

G~~ G B G~ | ~~
Wow, she came out [C]

D* D* D* | B*~~ A*~~ G*~ C*~~~
I said, “You’re [F] living my dream”

D* | B*~~ A*~~ G*~ G*~~ A*~~
Then [D] she said to me

Chorus (Taylor Swift)

“Hеy, thank you for the lovely bouquet
You’re sweeter than a peach
But you don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe
And you’re never ever gonna
Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay
You’re softer than a kitten
So you don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe
And you’re never gonna wanna”

| B~~~
[G] “Hey,

B~ A B A B A G~ | C*~~~
thank you for the lovely bou [Am] quet

B C*~ | ~ B C* B C*~
You’re swee [F] ter than a peach

D*~ | D*~ G*~ G*~
But [G] you don’t know

D* D*~ | ~ D* B* B*~~ G*~~ |
the life [C] of a showgirl [F] ,

A* G* A*~~
babe

D* D* | C** B* C** B* C** B*~~
And you’re [C] never, ever gonna

| B~~~ A B~ A B
[G] Wait, the more you play,

A B A G~ | C*~~~
the more that you [Am] pay

B C*~ | ~ B C* B C* C*
You’re sof [F] ter than a kitten,

D*~ | D*~ G*~ G*~
so [G] You don’t know

D* D*~ | ~ D* B* B*~~ G*~~ |
the life [C] of a showgirl [F] ,

A* G* A*~~
babe

D* D* | C** B* C** B* C** B*~~~
And you’re [Cadd9] never gonna wanna”

Verse 2 (Sabrina Carpenter)

She was a menace
The baby of the family in Lenox
Her father whored around like all men did
Her mother took pills and played tennis

E* D* C* D* | E*~~~
She was a me [C] nace

D* E*~ | ~ D* E* D* E* D* C* E* | F*~~~
The baby of the family in Le [Dm] nox

E* F*~ | ~ E* F* E* F*~ E* C* | D*~ E*~~~
Her fa [Bb] ther whored around like all [C] men did

D* | E* D* E*~ E* D*~ | C* E* D*~~~
Her mother took pills and played [Dm] tennis [Bb]

Pre-Chorus (Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift )

So she waited by the stage door as the club promoter arrived
She said, “I’d sell my soul to have a taste of a magnificent life that’s all mine”
But that’s not what showgirls get
They leave us for dead