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Key: D major

Verse 1
B B 
 
Year after year,
Though every dream of a pony
E E 
 
would end in tears,
The cake was lit and as you
F# F# 
 
blew the candles out,
Your heart refilled,
B B 
 
E E 
 
And every year your dream was killed.
F# F# 
 
It may take

Verse 2
B B 
 
an ocean of
E E 
 
whiskey and time
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
To    wash all of the let-
B B 
 
down out of your mind,
G#m G#m 
 
E E 
 
And this may   not be the thing
C#m C#m 
 
you requested,
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
But I   am the answer
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
to all your prayers.
F# F# 
 
All this

Verse 3
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
time
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Interested agents have been
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
eavesdropping upstairs,
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
When will you recognise that I am
B B 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
the answer to all your prayers?
F# F# 
 
You ordered

Verse 4
B B 
 
well -
They brought you medium- rare,
E E 
 
You were promised fair,
F# F# 
 
And in response a clap of thunder broke the air,
B B 
 
The weather changed, the sky went black,
E E 
 
And then it rained.
F# F# 
 
It may take

Verse 5
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
an ocean of
E E 
 
whiskey and time
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
To wash all of the let-
B B 
 
down out of your mind,
G#m G#m 
 
E E 
 
And this may   not be the
C#m C#m 
 
item you selected,
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
But I   am the answer
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
to all your prayers.
F# F# 
 
All this time

Verse 6
B B 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
The surveillance machine has
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
been all up  in your affairs,
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
When will you realise that  I am the
B B 
 
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
answer to all your prayers?
F# F# 
 
It might seem

Verse 7
D#m D#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
like a thankless existence
But don't lose hope just yet,
G# G# 
 
You'll be remembered
for your persistence,
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
A#dim A#dim 
 
And this is the thanks you get.
F# F# 
 
You wanted tall,

Verse 8
B B 
 
I came in under 5'4,
E E 
 
Then you asked for dark,
I tend to sunburn a lot,
F# F# 
 
As for handsome, well,
Can't help you there,
B B 
 
E E 
 
So make of it what you will.
F# F# 
 
It may take

Verse 9
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
an ocean of
E E 
 
whiskey and time
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
To wash all of the let-
E E 
 
down out of your mind,
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
And I may   not be the one you expected
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
But I   am the answer to all your prayers.
F# F# 
 
All this

Verse 10
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
time
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
Interested agents have been
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
eavesdropping upstairs,
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
When will you get that  I   am the
B B 
 
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
answer to all your prayers?
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
All this time

Verse 11
B B 
 
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
The surveillance machine has
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
been all up  in your affairs,
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
It should be clear to you by    now
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
E E 
 
F# F# 
 
B B 
 
That I  am the final answer
E E 
 
B B 
 
to all your prayers.

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