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Key of D
the bass note twice and then hit the chord (1 + 2   3 + 4) to get the effect of that 
VERSE
Year after Dyear 
Though every dream of a pony would end in Gtears 
The cake was lit and as you blew the candles Aout 
And every Dyear 
Your dream was Gkilled A  
PRECHORUS
It may Dtake an D/Bocean of Gwhiskey and G/Etime
To wash A/C#all of the Aletdown D/F#out of your Dmind
And this G/Bmay not be the Gthing you reA/Equested but A/C#I 
Am the Danswer to Gall Ayour Dprayers 
CHORUS
GAll Athis Dti - Bmime Ginterested Emagents have been A/C#eavesdropAping upD/F#stairs D  
When will you G/Bre - Gcog - A/Enize that A/C#I am the Danswer to Gall Ayour Dprayers? 
VERSE
 GYou Aordered Dwell 
You were promised Gfair 
And in response a clap of thunder broke the Aair 
The sky went Dblack 
And then it Grained A  
PRECHORUS
It may Dtake an D/Bocean of Gwhiskey and G/Etime 
To wash A/C#all of the Aletdown D/F#out of your Dmind 
And this G/Bmay not be the Gitem you selA/Eected but A/C#I 
Am the Danswer to Gall Ayour Dprayers 
CHORUS
GAll Athis Dti - Bmime the surGveillance macEmhine has been all A/C#up in Ayour afD/F#fairs D  
When will you G/Bre - Ga - A/Elize that A/C#I am the Danswer to Gall Ayour Dprayers? 
BRIDGE
  GIt Amight F#mseem like a thankless existence 
But Bmdon't lose hope just yet 
You'll be reB7membered for your persistence 
And Emthis is the thanks you Aget
VERSE
You wanted Dtall I came in under 5'4 
Then you asked for Gdark 
As for handsome, Awell 
So make of Dit what you Gwill A  
PRECHORUS
It may Dtake an D/Bocean of Gwhiskey and G/Etime 
To wash A/C#all of the Aletdown D/F#out of your Dmind 
And I G/Bmay not be the Gone you expeA/Ected but I A/C#  
Am the Danswer to Gall Ayour Dprayers 
CHORUS
GAll Athis Dti - Bmime Ginterested Emagents have been A/C#eavesdropAping upD/F#stairs D  
                 G/B     GA/E*         A/C#           D     G      A     D  
When will you get          that I am the answer to all your prayers? 
GAll Athis Dti - Bmime the surGveillance macEmhine has been all A/C#up in Ayour afD/F#fairs D  
It should be G/Bclear   Gto A/Eyou by A/C#now that 
DI am the Gfi - Anal Danswer to Gall Ayour Dprayers
G  A  D

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by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/B

G/E

A/C#

D/F#

G/B

A/E

F#m

Key of D

the bass note twice and then hit the chord (1 + 2 3 + 4) to get the effect of that

VERSE

Year after year

Though every dream of a pony would end in tears

The cake was lit and as you blew the candles out

And every year

G A

Your dream was killed

PRECHORUS

D D/B G G/E

It may take an ocean of whiskey and time

A/C# A D/F# D

To wash all of the letdown out of your mind

G/B G A/E A/C#

And this may not be the thing you requested but I

D G A D

Am the answer to all your prayers

CHORUS

G A D Bm G Em A/C# A D/F# D

All this ti - ime interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs

G/B G A/E A/C# D G A D

When will you re - cog - nize that I am the answer to all your prayers?

VERSE

G A D

You ordered well

You were promised fair

And in response a clap of thunder broke the air

The sky went black

G A

And then it rained

PRECHORUS

D D/B G G/E

It may take an ocean of whiskey and time

A/C# A D/F# D

To wash all of the letdown out of your mind

G/B G A/E A/C#

And this may not be the item you selected but I

D G A D

Am the answer to all your prayers

CHORUS

G A D Bm G Em A/C# A D/F# D

All this ti - ime the surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs

G/B G A/E A/C# D G A D

When will you re - a - lize that I am the answer to all your prayers?

BRIDGE

G A F#m

It might seem like a thankless existence

But don't lose hope just yet

You'll be remembered for your persistence

Em A

And this is the thanks you get

VERSE

You wanted tall I came in under 5'4

Then you asked for dark

As for handsome, well

D G A

So make of it what you will

PRECHORUS

D D/B G G/E

It may take an ocean of whiskey and time

A/C# A D/F# D

To wash all of the letdown out of your mind

G/B G A/E A/C#

And I may not be the one you expected but I

D G A D

Am the answer to all your prayers

CHORUS

G A D Bm G Em A/C# A D/F# D

All this ti - ime interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs

G/B G A/C# D G A D

A/E*

When will you get that I am the answer to all your prayers?

G A D Bm G Em A/C# A D/F# D

All this ti - ime the surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs

G/B G A/E A/C#

It should be clear to you by now that

D G A D G A D

I am the fi - nal answer to all your prayers

G A D

About Answer Chords by They Might Be Giants

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