Straight White Man - Bo Burnham, guitar chords

Published: 2016-08-31 15:12
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

D Bm A G x2
Gm

Verse:
 D        Bm              A         G
Walking around, Iʼve got no one to talk to
 D           Bm           A          G
Thereʼs everyone, and then thereʼs just me
 D          Bm                A              G
If I could change, donʼt you think that Iʼd do it
 D        Bm            A          G
God only knows why he cursed me to be
  Gm
a straight white male

Pre-chorus:
 Bm
I state my problems
      F#               G
other people roll their eyes
 Bm
Three trips to the mall
         F#         G
and zero khakis in my size
 Bm
Iʼve never been the victim
      F#               G
of a random search for drugs
    D                 Bm
But you canʼt say my life is easy
 G                    A          D
until youʼve walked a mile in my UGGs

Chorus:
 G        A     D                G          A       D
Straight white male, I know the road looks tough ahead
 F#
The women want rights
    Bm         G
The gays want kids
 Gm
Canʼt you just leave us alone?
And also, no, to the things you asked for

D Bm A G x2
Gm

Verse:
 D          Bm             A       G
Everyone thinks that Iʼve got it easy
 D                Bm            A              G
Just ʼcause itʼs true, doesnʼt mean that itʼs right
 D             Bm        A              G
So pull up a chair, and put down your pitchfork
 D          Bm                A          G
Give me a chance to show you what itʼs like
        Gm
to be a straight white male

Pre-chorus:
 Bm
The churches never made me
     F#            G
Feel ashamed of who I am
 Bm
But I get e-mails from Netflix
            F#              G
that g-mail doesnʼt mark as spam
 Bm
My countryʼs Constitution was
     F#            G
hand-written by my race
        D                 Bm
But my wife bought me the brand new iPhone
 G       A            D
with an iPod Touchʼs case (it doesnʼt fit that phone)

Chorus:
 G        A     D                G          A       D
Straight white male, I know the road looks tough ahead
 F#
The women want rights
    Bm          G
The blacks want not to be called the blacks
 Gm
Canʼt you just leave us alone?
     F#
And also, no, to the things you asked for
Nooooooo

G F# Bm x4

Chorus:
 G         A    D                 G          A     D
Straight white male, I know the road looks tough ahead
    F#
The women want rights
     Bm           G
The African-Ameri-it doesnʼt work for the rhythm of this song
   Gm
We used to have all the money and land
We still do but itʼs not as fun now