These are the chords for Comedy by Bo Burnham on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Intro]
Dm
The world is changing
Db+
The planet's heating up
F/C G7 C C#dim
What the fuck is going on?
Dm
Rearranging
Db+
It's like everything happened
F/C
all at once
G7 C C#dim
Um, what the fuck is going on?
Bb C F
The people rising in the streets,
Dm C Bb
the war, the drought
Bb C
The more I look the more
F Dm C
I see nothing to joke about
Bb C
Is comedy over?
F
Should I leave you alone?
Dm C
'Cause, really who's gonna go
Bb C
for joking at a time like this?
F Dm
Should I be joking at a time
Am
like this?
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb C
I wanna help to leave this
F Dm C
world better than I found it
Bb C
And I fear that comedy won't help
F Dm C
And the fear is not unfounded
Bb C
Should I stop trying to be funny?
A7 Dm C Bb
Should I give away my money? No!
Bbm
What do I do?
[Pre-Verse]
Dm C F Dm
Healing the world with comedy
C Bb Gm
The indescribable power of your comedy
Dm C F
The world needs direction
Dm Eb
From a white guy like me (Bingo)
Bb
Who is healing the world with comedy
That's it!
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[Verse 1]
Dm C F Dm
The world is so fucked up
C
Systematic oppression
Bb Gm
Income inequality
Dm
The other stuff
F
And there's only one thing
Dm
I can do about it...
Eb Bb
While... while being paid, and being
the center of attention
[Chorus]
Dm C F Dm
Healing the world with comedy
C Bb
Making a literal difference,
Gm
metaphorically
Dm C F
A Jew walks into a bar
Dm Eb
And I've saved him a seat
Bb
That's healing the world with comedy
[Verse 2]
Dm C
I'm a special kind of white guy
F
I self-reflected and I want to
Dm C
be an agent of change
Bb
So I am going to use my privilege
for the good
Gm
(Very cool, way to go!)
Dm C
American white guys
F
We've had the floor for at
Dm Eb
least 400 years
Bb
So maybe I should just shut
Gm
the fuck up
N.C.
...I'm bored
Dm C
I don't wanna do that
F Dm
There's got to be another way (Yes)
C Bb
For me to help out without standing
Gm
on the sidelines (Never)
Dm C
The wait is over!
F Dm
I'm white, and I'm here to save
the day!
Eb Bb
Lord help me channel Sandra Bullock
in The Blind Side (Sandra Bullock!)
[Chorus]
Dm C F Dm
Healing the world with comedy
C Bb
Making a literal difference,
Gm
metaphorically
Dm C F
And yes, most likely they'll pay me
Dm Eb
But I'd do it for free
Bb
I am healing the world with: Comedy
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[Bridge]
Bb F
If you wake up in a house that's
C
full of smoke
Dm
Don't panic, call me and
C Bb
I'll tell you a joke
Bb F
If you see white men dressed
C
in white cloaks
Dm
Don't panic, call me and
Am Bb
I'll tell you a joke
F A7
Oh shit, should I be joking
Dm C
in a time like this?
Bb F C
If you start to smell burning toast
Dm
You're having a stroke or
C Bb
overcooking your toast
Bb F
If you wake up in a house
C
that's full of smoke
Dm
Don't panic, call me and
C Bb
I'll tell you a joke
Bb F
If you see white men dressed
C
in white cloaks
Dm
Don't panic, call me and
Am Bb
I'll tell you a joke
F A7
Oh shit, should I be joking
Dm C
in a time like this?
Bb
Somebody help me out,
Bbm
'cause I don't know
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb C
I wanna help to leave this
F Dm C
world better than I found it
Bb C
And I fear that comedy won't help
F Dm C
And the fear is not unfounded
Bb C
Should I stop trying to be funny?
A7 Dm C Bb
Should I give away my money? No!
C7 D7
I know what I gotta do!
[Chorus]
Em D G Em
Healing the world with comedy
D C
Making a literal difference,
Am
metaphorically
Em D G
I swore I'd never be back
Em F
But now I'm back on my feet
C Am
And I'm healing the world with comedy