[Intro]
D A Bm G
[Verse]
D
Now there’s a lotta stupid shit that hits the internet
A
But if it’s funny or embarrassing then you can bet
Bm
It goes viral
G
That shit goes viral
D
Ooh whoa-oh
A
Ooh whoa-oh
D
When a cat plays piano or a fat girl falls
A
Then your friends are gonna share it on their Facebook walls
Bm
And it’s viral
G
Fuckin’ viral
D
Ooh whoa-oh
A
Ooh whoa-oh
[Pre-chorus]
Bm
Once your letter first gets tweeted
D
That shit never gets deleted
G
One kid clicks. Then two. Then six
A
And oh, you know
[Chorus]
D
It’s goin’ viral. Viral
A
You’ll be an internet celebrity
Bm
'Cause it’ll spread like fucking HPV
G
Now ev’rybody knows your shit
D
It’s goin’ viral. Viral
A
You’ll be the poster boy for ‘gay and lame’
Bm
So either kill yourself or change your name
G
Cause it’s goin’ viral
G
Viral
[Verse]
D
You’ll see it blowin’ up on YouTube like a hip-hop song
A
And ev’ry soccer mom in Omaha will sing along
Bm
Cause it’s viral
G
It’s v-v-v-v-v-v-v-v-viral
D
Ooh whoa-oh
A
Ooh whoa-oh
[Pre-chorus]
Bm G
Trust me, dude, that shit will linger
D A
Worse than "Charlie Bit My Finger"
Bm G
Just sit back and watch this fucker
A
Grow. Grow. Grow
[Chorus]
D
Oh! It’s goin’ viral. Viral
A
You’re poppin’ up on ev’ry laptop screen
Bm
And kids’ll dress like you on Halloween
G
Khakis and those fucking shoes
D
It’s goin’ viral, viral
A
I’ll get to say I knew the YouTube star
Bm
That people laugh about in Kandahar
G
Cause it’s goin’ viral. Viral. Viral
[Bridge]
Bm G
It’s worse every day
D
It’s never ending
Bm G
You flee to Bombay
D A
And still, you’re trending
Bm G
You climb a mountain and you find a guru
D A
And he promises that you’ll be a new you
E
But one night lying in your bunk
C
You lock eyes with another monk
A
He looks at you with piercing eyes
Em
And then you see him recognize
F#m
You wonder what he’s gonna do
F#m
He calls the gurus in with you
D#
He pulls his phone out and it’s back again
‘Dear Evan Hansen, it turns out that I’m a huge loser and my life is an unforgiving nightmare that will seemingly never end!’
[Chorus]
E
That shit went viral. Viral
B
It's like a cyber-hell you can't escape
A
Where every gang is up for cyber rape
E
Your life's gonna spiral. Spiral
D
When this goes viral. Viral. Viral
A E
You are fucked!