Comedy chords by Bo Burnham

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

🎸 Intro:
DmDm
The world is changing
DbDb+
The planet's heating up
F/CF/C       G7G7    C majorC C#dimC#dim
What the fuck is going on?
DmDm
Rearranging
DbDb+                 F/CF/C
It's like everything happened all at once
           G7G7      C majorC  C#dimC#dim
Um, what the fuck is going on?
Bb majorBb    C majorC       FF      DmDm  C majorC  Bb majorBb
The people rising in the streets, the war, the drought
Bb majorBb     C majorC         FF     DmDm   C majorC
The more I look the more I see nothing to joke about
Bb majorBb    C majorC
Is comedy over?
FF
Should I leave you alone?
DmDm      C majorC          Bb majorBb      C majorC
'Cause, really who's gonna go for joking at a time like this?
FF             DmDm    A minorAm
Should I be joking at a time like this?

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
  Bb majorBb     C majorC        FF       DmDm    C majorC
I wanna help to leave this world better than I found it
   Bb majorBb       C majorC
And I fear that comedy won't help
     FF        DmDm  C majorC
And the fear is not unfounded
  Bb majorBb            C majorC
Should I stop trying to be funny?
     A7A7     DmDm   C majorC   Bb majorBb
Should I give away my money? No!
     BbmBbm
What do I do?

Pre-🎸 Verse:
DmDm         C majorC    FF   DmDm
   Healing the world with comedy
C majorC         Bb majorBb      G minorGm
The indescribable power of your comedy
DmDm          C majorC FF
  The world needs direction
         DmDm Eb MajorEb
From a white guy like me (Bingo)
                 Bb majorBb
Who is healing the world with comedy
That's it!

🎸 Verse 1:
DmDm C majorC    FF      DmDm
The world is so fucked up
       C majorC
Systematic oppression
Bb majorBb       G minorGm
Income inequality
DmDm
The other stuff
FF                     DmDm
And there's only one thing I can do about it...
Eb MajorEb               Bb majorBb
While... while being paid, and being the center of attention

🎸 Chorus:
DmDm    C majorC  FF      DmDm
Healing the world with comedy
C majorC         Bb majorBb      G minorGm
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
DmDm        C majorC FF
A augmentedA Jew walks into a bar
          DmDm Eb MajorEb
And I've saved him a seat
          Bb majorBb
That's healing the world with comedy

🎸 Verse 2:
DmDm               C majorC
I'm a special kind of white guy
FF                  DmDm    C majorC
I self-reflected and I want to be an agent of change
             Bb majorBb
So I am going to use my privilege for the good
G minorGm
(Very cool, way to go!)
DmDm         C majorC
American white guys
FF                 DmDm Eb MajorEb
We've had the floor for at least 400 years
            Bb majorBb       G minorGm
So maybe I should just shut the fuck up
N.C.
...I'm bored
DmDm          C majorC
I don't wanna do that
FF             DmDm
There's got to be another way (Yes)
C majorC              Bb majorBb        G minorGm
For me to help out without standing on the sidelines (Never)
DmDm        C majorC
The wait is over!
FF             DmDm
I'm white, and I'm here to save the day!
Eb MajorEb             Bb majorBb
Lord help me channel Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (Sandra Bullock!)

🎸 Chorus:
DmDm    C majorC  FF      DmDm
Healing the world with comedy
C majorC         Bb majorBb      G minorGm
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
DmDm            C majorC FF
And yes, most likely they'll pay me
          DmDm Eb MajorEb
But I'd do it for free
          Bb majorBb
I am healing the world with: Comedy

🎸 Bridge:
Bb majorBb          FF          C majorC
If you wake up in a house that's full of smoke
       DmDm       C majorC       Bb majorBb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
Bb majorBb        FF       C majorC
If you see white men dressed in white cloaks
       DmDm       A minorAm     Bb majorBb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
  FF  A7A7             DmDm    C majorC
Oh shit, should I be joking in a time like this?
Bb majorBb     FF          C majorC
If you start to smell burning toast
         DmDm      C majorC      Bb majorBb
You're having a stroke or overcooking your toast
Bb majorBb          FF          C majorC
If you wake up in a house that's full of smoke
       DmDm       C majorC       Bb majorBb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
Bb majorBb        FF       C majorC
If you see white men dressed in white cloaks
       DmDm       A minorAm     Bb majorBb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
  FF  A7A7             DmDm    C majorC
Oh shit, should I be joking in a time like this?
Bb majorBb                 BbmBbm
Somebody help me out, 'cause I don't know

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
    Bb majorBb     C majorC        FF       DmDm    C majorC
And I wanna help to leave this world better than I found it
   Bb majorBb       C majorC
And I fear that comedy won't help
     FF        DmDm  C majorC
And the fear is not unfounded
  Bb majorBb            C majorC
Should I stop trying to be funny?
     A7A7     DmDm   C majorC   Bb majorBb
Should I give away my money? No!
  C7C7     D7D7
I know what I gotta do!

🎸 Chorus:
E minorEm   D MajorD   G+G       E minorEm
Healing the world with comedy
D MajorD         C majorC       A minorAm
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
E minorEm     D MajorD    G+G
I swore I'd never be back
         E minorEm  FF
But now I'm back on my feet
          C majorC     A minorAm
And I'm healing the world with comedy