Bo Burnham – Problematic Chords on Piano & Ukulele

[Intro]
Em      Em       G       A
Em      Em       A      C    A

[Verse 1]
  Em                      Em
I grew up as your usual suburbanite,
       G
a tiny town in Massachusetts,
    A
overwhelmingly white.
  Em                             Em
I went to church on Sundays in a suit
and a tie,
G
  then spent my free time
           A
  watching Family Guy.
  Em                        Em
I started doing comedy when I was
                 G
just a sheltered kid,
                  A
I wrote offensive shit,
and I said it:
Em
Father, please forgive me,
      Em                     A
for I did not realize what I did
            C         A
or that I'd live to regret it.

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Times are changing,
        G          Em
and I'm getting old.
              G
Are you gonna hold me accountable?
   Em                   G
My bed is empty and I'm getting cold.
Em                  G
Isn't anybody gonna hold
                N.C.
me accountable? Uh

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[Chorus]
          Em    Em
I'm problematic   (He's a problem),
Em                         A
  when I was seventeen, on Halloween
                 Em     Em
I dressed up as Aladdin
(He's a problem),
A                           N.C.
  I did not darken my skin, but still,
  it feels weird in [Solo] hindsight.

[Synth Solo]
Em      Em      G      A
Em      Em      A      C    A

[Verse 2]
          Em
I want to show you how I'm growing
     Em
as a person, but first
         G
I feel I must address the lyrics
         A
from the previous verse.
           Em
I tried to hide behind my childhood,
    Em
and that's not okay,
   G
my actions are my own,
          A
I won't explain them away.
     Em
I've done a lot of self-reflecting
Em                           G
since I started singing this song,
              A
I was totally wrong when I said it:
Em
Father, please forgive me,
      Em                     A
for I did not realize what I did
            C         A
or that I'd live to regret it.

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Times are changing and
    G           Em
I'm getting old.
              Em
Are you gonna hold me accountable?
   C                    G
My bed is empty and I'm getting cold.
Em                    Em
  Isn't anybody gonna hold me
               N.C.   N.C.
  accountable? Uh

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[Chorus]
          Em    Em
I'm problematic   (He's a problem)
Em                        A
  I just remembered that Aladdin
  costume's
               Em    Em
in my mother's attic
                 A
(He's a problem)
                      C
I'm gonna go home and burn it
                   A          N.C.
or not burn it. Is burning it bad?
What should I do with it?

[Bridge]
    C                 G
And I've been totally awful,
             D
my closet is chock-full of
              Em      G/D
stuff that is vaguely shitty.
C                       G
All of it was perfectly lawful,
              D
just not very thoughtful at all
         Em     G/D
and just really shitty.
    C                 G
And I've been totally awful,
             D
my closet is chock-full of
              Em      G/D
stuff that is vaguely shitty.
C                       G
All of it was perfectly lawful,
              D
just not very thoughtful at all
         N.C.
and just really ...

[Outro]
                       G      Em
And I'm really fucking sorry,
Bm                           Bm
bitch, I'm trying to listen, shit,
I’ve been complicit.
G        Em
Sorry,
Bm                     Bm
if I'm gonna catch up, first,
I gotta fess up.
G        Em        Bm        Bm
Sorry,
G        Em        Bm        Bm
sorry.