Comedy chords by Bo Burnham, Inside (Official Version)
Verse 1
Dm
The world is changing
C#aug
F/C
The planet's heating up
G
What the fuck is going on?
Dm
Rearranging,
C#aug
F/C
it's like everything happened all at once
G
Um, what the fuck is going on?
Bb
C
F
The people rising in the streets,
Dm
C
the war, the drought
Bb
C
The more I look
F
Dm
C
the more I see nothing to joke a bout
Bb
C
Is comedy over?
F
Dm
Should I leave you alone?
C
Bb
'Cause, really who's gonna go for joking
C
at a time like this?
F
Dm
F/A
Should I be joking at a time like this?
Pre-chorus 1
Bb
C
I wanna help to leave this world
F
Dm
C
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?
A/C#
Dm
C
Should I give away my money? No
Bb
Bbm
What do I do?
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Chorus 1
Dm
C
F
Dm
Healing the world with comedy
C
Bb
Gm
The indescribable power of your comedy
Dm
C
F
The world needs di rection
Dm
Eb
From a white guy like me? (Bingo)
Bb
Who is healing the world with comedy?
Interlude 1
That's it
Dm
C
F
The world is so fucked up
Dm
C
Systematic oppression
Bb
Gm
Income inequality
Dm
C
The other stuff
F
And there's only one thing
Dm
that I can do about it
Eb
Bb
While, while being paid
Chorus 2
and being the center of attention
Dm
C
F
Dm
Healing the world with comedy
C
Bb
Gm
Making a literal difference, 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
C
I'm a special kind of white guy
F
Dm
I self-reflected and I wanna be
C
an agent of change
Dm
Bb
So I am gonna use my privilege for the good
(Very cool, way to go!)
Dm
C
American white guys
F
Dm
Eb
We've had the floor for at least 400 years
Bb
Gm
So maybe I should just shut the fuck up
Verse 3
I'm bored
Dm
C
I don't wanna do that
F
Dm
C
There's got to be another way
Dm
For me to help out
Bb
Gm
without standing on the sidelines
Never!
Dm
C
The wait is over
F
Dm
Eb
I'm white, and I'm here to save the day!
Bb
Lord help me channel Sandra Bullock
in The Blind Side
Chorus 3
(Sandra Bullock!)
Dm
C
F
Dm
Healing the world with comedy
C
Bb
Gm
Making a literal difference, 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
Bridge 1
Bb
F
If you wake up in a house
C
that's full of smoke
Dm
C
Bb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
F
C
If you see white men dressed in white cloaks
Dm
Am
Bb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
F
A7
Dm
C
Oh shit, should I be joking at a time like this?
Bb
F
C
If you start to smell burning toast
Dm
You're having a stroke
C
Bb
or overcooking your toast
F
If you wake up in a house
C
that's full of smoke
Dm
C
Bb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
F
C
If you see white men dressed in white cloaks
Dm
C
Bb
Don't panic, call me and I'll tell you a joke
F
A7
Dm
C
Oh shit, should I be joking at a time like this?
Bb
Somebody help me out,
Bbm
'cause I don't know
Pre-chorus 2
Bb
C
And I wanna help to leave this world
F
Dm/A
C/G
better than I found it
Bb
C
And I fear that comedy won't help
F
C/E
And the fear is not unfounded
Bb
C
Should I stop trying to be funny?
A/C#
Dm/F
C/E
Should I give away my money? No
Bb
C
D
I know what I gotta do
Chorus 4
Em
D
G
Em
Healing the world with comedy
D
C
Am
Making a literal difference, metaphorically
Em
D
G
I swore I'd never be back
Em
F
And now I'm back on my feet
C
Am
And I'm healing the world with comedy
Comedy
Bo Burnham, Inside
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