Problematic Chords by Bo Burnham

Tempo:
147.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Gm

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Problematic chords
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[Bb]
[C] [G]
[C]
[Eb] [C] I [G]
grew up as your usual suburbanite, a [Bb] tiny town in Massachusetts [C] overwhelmingly white.
[G] I went to church on Sundays in a Sudanite [Bb]
tie, and spent my free time [C] watching Family Guy.
[G] I started doing comedy when I was just a [Bb] sheltered kid.
I wrote offensive [C] shit, and I said [Gm] it, Father please forgive me for I did not realize what [C] I did.
The point that [Eb] I live to regret it.
Time's a-changing [F] and I'm getting [Gm]
old.
Are you [Bb] gonna hold me accountable?
[Eb] My bed is empty [F] and I'm getting cold.
[Gm]
Isn't anybody [D] gonna hold me accountable?
[G] I'm problematic.
He's a [F] problem.
When I was [C] 17 on Halloween I dressed up [G] as Aladdin.
He's a [C] problem.
I did not [D] darken my skin, but still it [G] feels weird in hindsight.
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[Gm]
I [G] wanna show you how I'm growing as a person, but first I [Bb] feel I must address the lyrics
[C] from the previous verse.
I [Gm] tried to hide behind my childhood and that's not okay.
[Bb] My actions are my own, I [C] won't explain them away.
[G] I've done a lot of self-reflecting since I [Gm] started singing [Bbm] this song.
I was totally [C]
wrong when I said [Gm] it.
Father please forgive me for I did not realize what [C] I did.
The point that I [Eb]
live to regret it.
Time's a-changing [F] and I'm getting [Gm] old.
Are you [Bb] gonna hold me accountable?
[Eb] My bed is empty [F] and I'm getting cold.
[Gm] Isn't anybody [D] gonna hold me accountable?
Uh.
[G]
I'm problematic.
He's a problem.
[F] I just remembered [C] that Aladdin costume in my [G] mother's attic.
He's a problem.
I'm [C] gonna go home and burn it.
[Eb] Or not [Cm] burn it.
Is [Dm] burning it bad?
What should I do with it?
[Eb] And I've been totally [Bb] awful.
My closet [F] is chock full of stuff that [Gm] is vaguely [F] shitty.
[Eb]
All of it was perfectly [Bb] lawful.
Just not very [F]
thoughtful at all and [Gm] just [F] really shitty.
[Eb] And I've been totally [Bb] awful.
My closet [F] is chock full of stuff that [Gm] is vaguely [F] shitty.
[Eb]
All of it was perfectly [Bb] lawful.
Just not very [F]
thoughtful at all and [Bb] just really.
In the end I'm really fucking sorry.
[Gm] [Dm]
Shit I've been confessing.
[Bb]
Sorry.
[Gm] [Dm]
If I wanna catch up.
Guess I gotta confess.
[Bb] I'm sorry.
[Gm] [Dm]
Yeah.
[Bb]
Sorry.
[Gm] [Dm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn Bo Burnham - Problematic chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Bb, Gm, Eb, Bb, F, Dm, Bb, C and G. For best results, commence at 74 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 148. With an eye on the song's key Bb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] I [G]
grew up as your usual suburbanite, a [Bb] tiny town in Massachusetts [C] _ overwhelmingly white.
[G] I went to church on Sundays in a _ Sudanite [Bb]
tie, and spent my free time [C] watching Family Guy.
[G] I started doing comedy when I was just a [Bb] sheltered kid.
I wrote offensive [C] shit, and I said [Gm] it, Father please forgive me for I did not realize what [C] I did.
The point that [Eb] I live to regret it.
Time's a-changing [F] and I'm getting _ _ [Gm]
old.
Are you [Bb] gonna hold me accountable?
[Eb] My bed is empty [F] and I'm getting cold.
[Gm] _
Isn't anybody [D] gonna hold me accountable? _
_ [G] I'm problematic. _ _ _
He's a [F] problem.
When I was [C] 17 on Halloween I dressed up [G] as Aladdin. _ _ _
He's a [C] problem.
I did not [D] darken my skin, but still it [G] feels weird in hindsight. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ I [G] wanna show you how I'm growing as a person, but first I [Bb] feel I must address the lyrics
[C] from the previous verse.
I [Gm] tried to hide behind my childhood and that's not okay.
[Bb] My actions are my own, I [C] won't explain them away.
[G] I've done a lot of self-reflecting since I [Gm] started singing [Bbm] this song.
I was totally [C]
wrong when I said [Gm] it.
Father please forgive me for I did not realize what [C] I did.
The point that I [Eb]
live to regret it.
Time's a-changing [F] and I'm getting _ _ [Gm] old.
Are you [Bb] gonna hold me accountable?
[Eb] My bed is empty [F] and I'm getting cold.
[Gm] Isn't anybody [D] gonna hold me accountable?
Uh.
[G] _ _ _
_ I'm problematic. _ _ _
He's a problem.
[F] I just remembered [C] that Aladdin costume in my [G] mother's attic. _ _
He's a problem.
I'm [C] gonna go home and burn it.
[Eb] Or not [Cm] burn it.
Is [Dm] burning it bad?
What should I do with it?
_ [Eb] And I've been totally [Bb] awful.
My closet [F] is chock full of stuff that [Gm] is vaguely [F] shitty.
[Eb]
All of it was perfectly [Bb] lawful.
Just not very [F]
thoughtful at all and [Gm] just [F] really shitty.
[Eb] And I've been totally [Bb] awful.
My closet [F] is chock full of stuff that [Gm] is vaguely [F] shitty.
[Eb]
All of it was perfectly [Bb] lawful.
Just not very [F]
thoughtful at all and [Bb] just really.
In the end I'm really fucking sorry.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ Shit I've been confessing.
[Bb] _
Sorry.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
If I wanna catch up.
Guess I gotta confess.
[Bb] I'm sorry.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Sorry.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _