Key: D# minor
Verse 1
Em
C
G
B
Em
Why do I? Why do I? Why do I?
C
G
Bm
B
Why do I? Why do I? Why
Em
Whatever happened to nev
C
er having opinions?
G
B
I remember back when people did
Em
n't give a crap about a politician
C
That is unless he got his dick wet,
G
standing behind a big desk,
B
getting head from a mistress
Em
C
And then he went and lied about it
And shockingly nobody
G
Em
wanted to cry about it
B
Em
No one picked up their phone,
got in the zone
C
and proceeded to bitch and moan
G
We just made a couple jokes,
Bm
impeached him,
Em
and then went home
So, since Lick Willie,
C
things have been getting silly
G
Bm
Voting demos range from Black,
B
Asian, or Swifty
Em
God forbid a nominee's
C
under the age of 60
G
But I ain't one to judge,
B
Em
I'm Bumble, I say I'm 6 feet
C
It's risky because I'm 5 '11
G
when given an inch or two
Bm
But considering it's the internet,
B
Em
people will think it's true
C
Cause everything you read
is fact
G
And everything they believe
Em
is whack
Let's circle back cause I don't
C
really care about orphans
G
I don't really care about the
people in Palestine
Bm
B
Em
C
Why do I need to take an abortion?
The second amendment,
G
B
the definitions of genocide
Em
Why do I need to focus
C
on the poor kids
G
When I can't afford kids,
B
let alone a mortgage
Em
It's a shame I don't condone
C
G
the hopelessness of homelessness
Bm
But all the shit I'm sup
B
Em
posed to fix is just gay
C
G
B
Why do I, why do I, why do
Em
So welcome to the age of
C
radicalized thought
G
What used to be a may is now
Bm
Em
an oh my god
G
And all this fake news
C
puts you in a tight spot
G
Cause in truth every site that you view
B
is in a blind spot
Em
The media's deceiving you,
C
Google and Wikipedia
G
I edited and reddited,
Bm
it's a never -ending
B
Em
thread of irrelevance
And ever since the al
C
gorithm was invented,
G
we all pretended it was just
Bm
B
a way to sell ads
Em
But over time, it became a way to
C
make ourselves mad
G
And every time that I logged in,
Bm
I got pissed at my dad
B
Em
Cause as a victim, I'll admit this,
C
just getting your man triggered
G
Never thought I'd give a shit
Bm
about women or trans women
Em
But in the end,
C
all you read is fact
G
And everything they believe is whack
Em
Let's circle back,
C
cause I don't really care about orphans
G
I don't really care about the
people in Palestine
B
Em
Why do I need to take
C
an abortion,
the second amendment,
G
B
the definitions of genocide?
Em
Why do I need to focus
on the poor kids
G
when I can't afford kids,
B
let alone a mortgage?
Em
It's a shame.
I don't condone the
C
hopelessness
G
of homelessness,
Bm
but all the shit I'm supposed
B
Em
to fix is just gay.
C
What about the Fighting Irish?
G
Bm
Brian is Irish -American.
B
Em
His father, Charlie Kenney,
C
the late, great Charlie Kenney,
G
bog farmer from Ireland,
B
that's where his people are from,
Em
Walked the beat in Queens as a cop
C
once he got to this country
G
Was asked about the Fighting Irish
B
and the leprechaun logo
Em
C
And many Irish Americans
are not offended,
G
but many are
B
Em
And should that also change?
The answer is YES!
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