Bo Burnham – Straight White Male (Guitar)

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[Intro] D Bm A G D Bm A G Gm [Verse 1]
D        Bm              A         G
Walking around, I've got no one to talk to

D           Bm           A          G
There's everyone, and then there's just me

D          Bm                A              G
If I could change, don't you think that I'd do it

D        Bm            A          G
God only knows why he cursed me to be

  Gm
a straight white man
[Bridge]
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
I've never been the victim

      F#               G
of a random search for drugs

    D                 Bm
But you can't say my life is easy

 G                    A          D
until you've walked a mile in my UGGs
[Chorus]
G        A     D                G          A       D
Straight white man, I know the road looks tough ahead

F#
The women want rights

    Bm         G
The gays want kids

Gm
Can't you just leave us alone?
And also, no, to the things you asked for D Bm A G D Bm A G Gm [Verse 2]
D          Bm             A       G
Everyone thinks that I've got it easy

D                Bm            A              G
Just 'cause it's true, doesn't mean that it's 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 it's like

        Gm
to be a straight white man
[Bridge 2]
Bm 
The churches never made me

     F#            G
Feel ashamed of who I am

Bm
But I get e-mails from Zappos

            F#              G
that g-mail doesn't mark as spam

Bm
My country's 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 Touch's case (it doesn't fit that phone)
[Chorus]
G        A     D               G          A       D
Straight white man, I know the road looks tough ahead

F#
The women want rights

    Bm          G
The blacks want not to be called the blacks

Gm
Can't you just leave us alone?

     F#
And also, no, to the things you asked for
Nooooooo G F# Bm (x6) [Chorus]
G        A    D                 G          A     D
Straight white man, I know the road looks tough ahead

    F#
The women want rights

     Bm           G
The African-Ameri-it doesn't work for the rhythm of this song

   Gm
We used to have all the money and land
We still do but it's not as fun now