| Em | Em | G | A |
| Em | Em | A | CA |
[Verse 1]
EmEm
I grew up as your usual suburbanite,
GA
a tiny town in Massachusetts, overwhelmingly white.
EmEm
I went to church on Sundays in a suit and a tie,
GA
then spent my free time watching Family Guy.
EmEmG
I started doing comedy when I was just a sheltered kid,
A
I wrote offensive shit, and I said it:
EmEmA
Father, please forgive me, for I did not realize what I did
CA
or that I'd live to regret it.
[Pre-Chorus]
CGEm
Times are changing, and I'm getting old.
G
Are you gonna hold me accountable?
EmG
My bed is empty and I'm getting cold.
Em G N.C.
Isn't anybody gonna hold me accountable? Uh
[Chorus]
EmEm
I'm problematic (He's a problem),
AA
when I was seventeen, on Halloween
EmEm
I dressed up as Aladdin (He's a problem),
A N.C.
I did not darken my skin, but still, it feels weird in [Solo] hindsight.
[Synth Solo]
| Em | Em | G | A |
| Em | Em | A | CA |
[Verse 2]
EmEm
I want to show you how I'm growing as a person, but first
GA
I feel I must address the lyrics from the previous verse.
EmEm
I tried to hide behind my childhood, and that's not okay,
GA
my actions are my own, I won't explain them away.
EmEmG
I've done a lot of self-reflecting since I started singing this song,
A
I was totally wrong when I said it:
EmEmA
Father, please forgive me, for I did not realize what I did
CA
or that I'd live to regret it.
[Pre-Chorus]
CGEm
Times are changing and I'm getting old.
Em
Are you gonna hold me accountable?
CG
My bed is empty and I'm getting cold.
Em Em N.C. N.C.
Isn't anybody gonna hold me accountable? Uh
[Chorus]
EmEm
I'm problematic (He's a problem)
AA
I just remembered that Aladdin costume's
EmEmAC
in my mother's attic (He's a problem) I'm gonna go home and burn it
A N.C.
or not burn it. Is burning it bad? What should I do with it?
[Bridge]
CG
And I've been totally awful,
DEmG/D
my closet is chock-full of stuff that is vaguely shitty.
CG
All of it was perfectly lawful,
DEmG/D
just not very thoughtful at all and just really shitty.
CG
And I've been totally awful,
DEmG/D
my closet is chock-full of stuff that is vaguely shitty.
CG
All of it was perfectly lawful,
D N.C.
just not very thoughtful at all and just really ...
[Outro]
GEm
And I'm really fucking sorry,
BmBm
bitch, I'm trying to listen, shit, I’ve been complicit.
GEm
Sorry,
BmBm
if I'm gonna catch up, first, I gotta fess up.
GEmBmBm
Sorry,
GEmBmBm
sorry.