I get repeatedly asked for my Keychain password.

By Chrome, iTunes, practically any app I open. And no matter how many times I enter it in, another 20 minutes later it asks again.
The dialogue box is "(Application) wants to use the "login" keychain. Please enter the keychain password."

Hello Ben,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with the keychain issue you are experiencing. I recommend running the Keychain First Aid for the issue you are experiencing:
To check keychains for problems using Keychain First Aid:
Open Keychain Access, located in the Utilites folder in the Applications folder.
Choose Keychain Access > Keychain First Aid.
Enter your user name and password.
Select Verify and click Start. Any problems found will be displayed.
If there are problems, select Repair, and then click Start.
Find the full article here (the title of the article says 10.6, but it should work for Lion as well):
Mac OS X 10.6: Solving problems with keychains
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph7296
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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