You Are The Answer chords by The Goo Goo Dolls

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A

🎸 Intro:

| A | E |

A  E
Ah, ah, ah
A  E
Ah, ah, ah




🎸 Verse 1:
A               E
 Searching for truth can be a fool's game
A                  E
 Some people lie right through the smiles
A              E
 Don't rip the heart off of your sleeve

🎸 Chorus:
      A    E/G#     F#m      E
And is it wrong to carry on with all you ever knew?
   A            E/G#     F#m          E
The curtain's drawn, you're hanging on to all you thought was true
A       E/G#     F#m   E
 You know the answer isn't lost on you
A         E/G#     F#m   E
 'Cause I know the answer isn't lost on you
A  E
Ah, ah, ah


🎸 Verse 2:
A                E
 You've got your own fight to choose
A                     E
 And the world might kick you when you're down
A               E
 They count you out but you refuse
A                E
 You might lie bleeding on the ground



🎸 Chorus:
 A        E/G#     F#m          E
Close your eyes, realize some hearts, they can't be sold
  A        E/G#       F#m       E
A lonely crime is being alive, you know you're not alone
A      E/G#        F#m   E
 You are the answer you've been looking for
A      E/G#        F#m   E
 You are the answer you've been looking for


🎸 Solo:
| A  E/G# | F#m  E | 2x


🎸 Bridge:
G                 D
 Sometimes you know that it ain't easy
   A
All alone from the day we're born
G                  D/F#
 Don't let the bastards steal your soul
          E
'Cause they don't see you're gold
    A   E
You're gold  (Ah, ah, ah)


🎸 Verse 3:
A           E
 The world is crazy again
A             E
 She said it's never been sane
E
Oh-oh-oh


🎸 Chorus:
 A      E/G#     F#m      E
Here we are, you and me, tryna make the changes
  A       E/G#     F#m  E
And I believe that I can see a better time
A          E/G#        F#m   E
 'Cause you are the answer you've been looking for
A      E/G#       F#m   E
 You are the answer I've been looking for


Ending:
| A  E/G# | G | D | E |