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