Key: D minor
Verse 1
F#m
The world is changing
C#
A
The planet's heating up
B
What the fuck is going on?
F#m
Rearranging,
C#
A
it's like everything happened all at once
B
Um, what the fuck is going on?
D
E
A
The people rising in the streets,
F#m
E
the war, the drought
D
E
The more I look
A
F#m
E
the more I see nothing to joke a bout
D
E
Is comedy over?
A
F#m
Should I leave you alone?
E
D
'Cause, really who's gonna go for joking
E
at a time like this?
A
F#m
A
Should I be joking at a time like this?
Pre-chorus 1
D
E
I wanna help to leave this world
A
F#m
E
better than I found it
D
E
And I fear that comedy won't help
A
F#m
E
And the fear is not unfounded
D
E
Should I stop trying to be funny?
C#
F#m
E
Should I give away my money? No
D
Dm
What do I do?
Chorus 1
F#m
E
A
F#m
Healing the world with comedy
E
D
Bm
The indescribable power of your comedy
F#m
E
A
The world needs di rection
F#m
G
From a white guy like me? (Bingo)
D
Who is healing the world with comedy?
Interlude 1
That's it
F#m
E
A
The world is so fucked up
F#m
E
Systematic oppression
D
Bm
Income inequality
F#m
E
The other stuff
A
And there's only one thing
F#m
that I can do about it
G
D
While, while being paid
Chorus 2
and being the center of attention
F#m
E
A
F#m
Healing the world with comedy
E
D
Bm
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
F#m
E
A
A Jew walks into a bar
F#m
G
And I've saved him a seat
D
That's healing the world with comedy
Verse 2
E
I'm a special kind of white guy
A
F#m
I self-reflected and I wanna be
E
an agent of change
F#m
D
So I am gonna use my privilege for the good
(Very cool, way to go!)
F#m
E
American white guys
A
F#m
G
We've had the floor for at least 400 years
D
Bm
So maybe I should just shut the fuck up
Verse 3
I'm bored
F#m
E
I don't wanna do that
A
F#m
E
There's got to be another way
F#m
For me to help out
D
Bm
without standing on the sidelines
Never!
F#m
E
The wait is over
A
F#m
G
I'm white, and I'm here to save the day!
D
Lord help me channel Sandra Bullock
in The Blind Side
Chorus 3
(Sandra Bullock!)
F#m
E
A
F#m
Healing the world with comedy
E
D
Bm
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
F#m
E
A
And yes, most likely, they'll pay me
F#m
G
But I'd do it for free
D
I am healing the world with comedy
Bridge 1
D
A
If you wake up in a house
E
that's full of smoke
F#m
E
D
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
A
E
If you see white men dressed in white cloaks
F#m
C#m
D
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
A
C#
F#m
E
Oh shit, should I be joking at a time like this?
D
A
E
If you start to smell burning toast
F#m
You're having a stroke
E
D
or overcooking your toast
A
If you wake up in a house
E
that's full of smoke
F#m
E
D
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
A
E
If you see white men dressed in white cloaks
F#m
E
D
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
A
C#
F#m
E
Oh shit, should I be joking at a time like this?
D
Somebody help me out,
Dm
'cause I don't know
Pre-chorus 2
D
E
And I wanna help to leave this world
A
F#m
better than I found it
D
E
And I fear that comedy won't help
A
E
And the fear is not unfounded
D
E
Should I stop trying to be funny?
C#
F#m
Should I give away my money? No
D
E
F#
I know what I gotta do
Chorus 4
G#m
F#
B
G#m
Healing the world with comedy
F#
E
C#m
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
G#m
F#
B
I swore I'd never be back
G#m
A
And now I'm back on my feet
E
C#m
And I'm healing the world with comedy
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