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I Should Be Allowed to Think

They Might Be Giants
ChordsKeyAintermediate133 BPM
★4.7(22)

Chords in this song6

Verse 1

I saw the best minds of my generation
Destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical
I should be allowed to glue my poster
I should be allowed to think

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

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

I am not allowed (to ever come up with a single original thought)
I am not allowed (to meet the criminal government agent who oppresses me)

Verse 3

I was the worst hope 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)

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