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[Intro]
  A    E    D(x2)
[Verse 1]
I could neAver sleep my wEay to the topD  
'Cause my alAarm clock always waEkes me right upD  
And since my optAions had been whiEttled awayD  
I struck a barBgain with my radio DEJ
I said I'd liAke this song to bEe number oneD  
He said "I'd really reAally like to hEelp you my son"D  
And then I knAew that I would hEave him to thankD  
Because he asBked me how much I had in the baEnk
[Pre-Chorus]
He said to thAink long tEerm inveDstment and
That all the otF#mhers had forF+given themD/Eselves
He said the nAet reEward would jusDtify
The colF#mossal mess they'd F+made of their D/Elives
[Verse 2]
He said thAe record wouldEn't have to be Dhot
And no one Aever seemed tEo care if it's Dnot
It would dAepend on sometEhing else that DI've got
And that the oBther ones who'd given it a sEhot
[Pre-Chorus]
Had seen a Amodest suEm grow geDometrically
And then F#mthey had forF+given themD/Eselves
Because thAe net rewaErd had juDstified
The colF#mossal mess they'd F+made of their D/Elives
[Chorus]
HAey Mr. DEJ, F#I thought you sEaid we hDad a dEeal
I thAought yEou said, "YDou scratch my baF#ck and IE'll scratch your reF#cord"
And I thoDught you said we hEad a dAeal
[Verse 3]
Well, I toAld you about tEhe world (its Daddress)
I wonder wAhen they're goEnna clean up tDhe mess
You know the rAabid child is Estill tuning Din
Chess piece faBce's patience must be wearinEg thin
Because thAey haven't plaEyed this song Don the air
Not that aAnyone but me eEven caredD  
And the DiAsk Jockey has Emoved out of tDown
The district cBourthouse says he's nowhere Eto be found
[Pre-Chorus]
Had seen a Amodest suEm grow geDometrically
And then F#mthey had forF+given themD/Eselves
Because thAe net rewaErd had juDstified
The colF#mossal mess they'd F+made of their D/Elives
[Chorus]
HAey Mr. DEJ, F#I thought you sEaid we hDad a dEeal
I thAought yEou said, "YDou scratch my baF#ck and IE'll scratch your reF#cord"
And I thoDught you said we hEad a dAeal
[Outro]
A(OvEer Dand over)

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Hey Mr Dj I Thought You Said We Had A Deal

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

F+

D/E

[Intro]

A E D

(x2)

[Verse 1]

A E D

I could never sleep my way to the top

A E D

'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up

A E D

And since my options had been whittled away

B E

I struck a bargain with my radio DJ

A E D

I said I'd like this song to be number one

A E D

He said "I'd really really like to help you my son"

A E D

And then I knew that I would have him to thank

B E

Because he asked me how much I had in the bank

[Pre-Chorus]

A E D

He said to think long term investment and

F#m F+ D/E

That all the others had forgiven themselves

A E D

He said the net reward would justify

F#m F+ D/E

The colossal mess they'd made of their lives

[Verse 2]

A E D

He said the record wouldn't have to be hot

A E D

And no one ever seemed to care if it's not

A E D

It would depend on something else that I've got

B E

And that the other ones who'd given it a shot

[Pre-Chorus]

A E D

Had seen a modest sum grow geometrically

F#m F+ D/E

And then they had forgiven themselves

A E D

Because the net reward had justified

F#m F+ D/E

The colossal mess they'd made of their lives

[Chorus]

A E F# E D E

Hey Mr. DJ, I thought you said we had a deal

A E D F# E F#

I thought you said, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch your record"

D E A

And I thought you said we had a deal

[Verse 3]

A E D

Well, I told you about the world (its address)

A E D

I wonder when they're gonna clean up the mess

A E D

You know the rabid child is still tuning in

B E

Chess piece face's patience must be wearing thin

A E D

Because they haven't played this song on the air

A E D

Not that anyone but me even cared

A E D

And the Disk Jockey has moved out of town

B E

The district courthouse says he's nowhere to be found

[Pre-Chorus]

A E D

Had seen a modest sum grow geometrically

F#m F+ D/E

And then they had forgiven themselves

A E D

Because the net reward had justified

F#m F+ D/E

The colossal mess they'd made of their lives

[Chorus]

A E F# E D E

Hey Mr. DJ, I thought you said we had a deal

A E D F# E F#

I thought you said, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch your record"

D E A

And I thought you said we had a deal

[Outro]

A E D

(Over and over)

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The chords for "Hey Mr Dj I Thought You Said We Had A Deal" show the original chord names (including A, E, D, B, F#m, F+). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.