Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: "Answer"
Key of D
2015
Expounded on the tab over at TMBW because I feel like the bass motion in the song adds
a lot to the pre-chorus/chorus. I'd play that G/E as just an Em7 (020033). Also that D/B
is basically a Bm, as seen in the chorus, but I play it as a Bm6 (x20032). Hit
the bass note twice and then hit the chord (1 + 2 3 + 4) to get the effect of that
motion in the prechorus.
VERSE
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
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
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
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
Bm
But don't lose hope just yet
B7
You'll be remembered for your persistence
Em A
And this is the thanks you get
VERSE
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
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/E* A/C# D G A D
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
Fine.