Straight White Man - Bo Burnham, ukulele chords

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

C# A#m G# F# x2
F#m

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

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

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

C# A#m G# F# x2
F#m

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

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

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

F# F A#m x4

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