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Four of Two

They Might Be Giants
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Chords in this song11

Intro

| E E E/F# E/G# | A A | B B B/C# B/D# | E E | (E) |

Verse 1

Underneath a big clock at the corner of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street
I stood and waited for a girl I knew at the spot where we agreed to meet
(Slowing down)
It was four minutes of two...

Chorus

(Hit on each beat)
At four of two, I stood waiting for the girl
I was four minutes early for the date we had planned
(Back to chords)
I was planning to say I was in love with her
Just as soon as she showed for a two o'clock date
And the clock said four of two
| E E E/F# E/G# | A A | B B B/C# B/D# | E E |

Chorus

(8th notes)
At four of two, I was staring into space
She was not yet late, according to the clock
(Back to chords)
I was feeling nervous so I kept looking up
At the clock sticking out of the side of the building
And it still said four of two
| E E E/F# E/G# | A A | B B B/C# B/D# | E E | (E) |

Chorus

(Lethargic, slowing down)
At four of two, I began to feel tired
And I rubbed my eyes, and again I checked the time
It seemed as if the sky was growing dark...
(Back to tempo)
But I felt reassured when I looked at the clock
And it still said four of two

Verse 2

I lay my head down on the sidewalk so in case she were coming I would have a better view
But no one was there so I stretched out and closed my eyes for a second or two
It was four minutes of two...

Chorus

(Discordant, fast)
At once I awoke to a futuristic world
There were flying cars and gigantic metal bugs
I'd grown a beard; it was long and white
But I knew that the girl would be coming very soon
For though everything had changed, there was still that clock
And it still said four of two

Outro

| E E E/F# E/G# | A A | B B B/C# B/D# |
| E E E/F# E/G# | A A | B B B/C# B/D# | E E | (E) |

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