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Your dream was killed  
 
Your dream was killed  
  
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It may take an ocean of whiskey and time
 
It may take an ocean of whiskey and time
 
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Am the answer to all your prayers
 
Am the answer to all your prayers
  
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All this time
 
All this time
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G          Em7             A/C#      A      D/F#  D
 
Interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs
 
Interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs
 
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And then it rained
 
And then it rained
  
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It may take an ocean of whiskey and time
 
It may take an ocean of whiskey and time
 
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         A/C#        A      D/F#      D
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Am the answer to all your prayers
 
Am the answer to all your prayers
  
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G  A    D    Bm7
 
All this time
 
All this time
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G          Em7               A/C#    A      D/F#  D
 
The surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs
 
The surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs
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When will you re - alize that I am the answer to all your prayers?
 
When will you re - alize that I am the answer to all your prayers?
  
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So make of it what you will
 
So make of it what you will
  
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It may take an ocean of whiskey and time
 
It may take an ocean of whiskey and time
 
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         A/C#        A      D/F#      D
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Am the answer to all your prayers
 
Am the answer to all your prayers
  
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G  A    D    Bm7
 
All this time
 
All this time
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G          Em7             A/C#      A      D/F#  D
 
Interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs
 
Interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs
 
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When will you ge - et that I am the answer to all your prayers?
 
When will you ge - et that I am the answer to all your prayers?
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G  A    D    Bm7
 
All this time
 
All this time
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G          Em7               A/C#    A      D/F#  D
 
The surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs
 
The surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs
 
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 21 April 2024

Answer
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: D Major
Year: 2015
           D
Year after year
                                           G
Though every dream of a pony would end in tears
                                             A
The cake was lit and as you blew the candles out

Your heart refilled
          D
And every year
               G         A
Your dream was killed 

       D        Bm7      G            Em7
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            Em         A/C#
And this may not be the thing you requested but I
       D          G   A    D
Am the answer to all your prayers

G   A    D    Bm7
All this time
G           Em7             A/C#      A      D/F#   D
Interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs
              G/B G   Em       A/C#       D         G   A    D         
When will you re - cognize that I am the answer to all your prayers?

G   A       D
You ordered well

They brought you medium rare
		  G
You were promised fair
					    A
And in response a clap of thunder broke the air

The weather changed
	     D
The sky went black
	    G	   A
And then it rained

       D        Bm7      G            Em7
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            Em       A/C#
And this may not be the item you selected but I
       D          G   A    D
Am the answer to all your prayers

G   A    D    Bm7
All this time
	G           Em7               A/C#    A      D/F#   D
The surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs
              G/B G  Em       A/C#       D/F#         G   A    D      G A  
When will you re - alize that I am the answer to all your prayers?

         F#m
It might seem like a thankless existence
    Bm
But don't lose hope just yet
            B7
You'll be remembered for your persistence
    G6                      C#dim/G
And this is the thanks you get

	   D
You wanted tall

I came in under 5'4
		   G
Then you asked for dark

I tend to sunburn a lot
		 A
As for handsome, well

Can't help you there
	   D	       G   A
So make of it what you will

       D        Bm7      G            Em7
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            Em      A/C#
And I may not be the one you expected but I
       D          G   A    D
Am the answer to all your prayers

G   A    D    Bm7
All this time
G           Em7             A/C#      A      D/F#   D
Interested agents have been eavesdropping upstairs
              G/B G Em    A/C#       D         G   A    D        
When will you ge - et that I am the answer to all your prayers?
G   A    D    Bm7
All this time
	G           Em7               A/C#    A      D/F#   D
The surveillance machine has been all up in your affairs
              G/B G  Em      A/C#       D      G  A  D         G  A     D      
It should be clear to you by now that I am the final answer to all your prayers

G A D