I Should Be Allowed To Think

												
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: I Should Be Allowed To Think
Album: John Henry


Verse 1:
C#m       D             A       B
I saw the best minds of my generation
C#m          D        A            B
Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical
C#m           D        A       B 
I should be allowed to glue my poster
C#m           D        B    
I should be allowed to think

Chorus:
C#m           D        A      
I should be allowed to glue my poster
B             E        A       E
I should be allowed to think
A          E     A      E
I should be allowed to think
A          E    B    
I should be allowed to think
         C#m      D         A      B
And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea
      C#m    D          A       B
if by random whim one occurs to me
   C#m  D    A     B
If necessary leave paper stains
       C#m   D      E   
On the gray utility pole

Verse 2:
I saw the worst bands of my generation
Applied by magic marker to drywall
I should be allowed to shoot my mouth off
I should have a call-in show

Chorus:
I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea
If by random whim one occurs to me
If necessary leave paper stains
On the gray utility pole

Bridge:
           A                      C#m               
I Am not allowed  ( to evere up with a single original thought )
           F#7         -          A          B
I Am not allowed  ( to meet the criminalernment agent oppresses me )

Verse 3:
I was the worste of my generation
Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical
I should be allowed to share my feelings
I should be allowed to feel

Chorus:
I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
I should be allowed to think
And I should be allowed to blurt the merest idea
If by random whim one occurs to me
But sadly, this can never be

Outro:
I Am not allowed to think
I Am not allowed to think
I Am not allowed to think (I Am not allowed to think)
I Am not allowed to think (I Am not allowed to think)
I Am not allowed to think (I Am not allowed to think)