Four of Two chords by They Might Be Giants

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Underneath a big clock at the corner
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of 5th Avenue and 22nd Street
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I stood and waiting for a girl I knew at
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the spot where we agreed to meet
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It was four minutes of two

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Verse 2

At four of two, I stood waiting for the girl

I was four minutes early for

the date we had planned

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

Verse 3
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At four of two, I was staring into space
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She was not yet late, according to the clock
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I was feeling nervous so I kept looking up
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At the clock sticking out of
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the side of the building
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And it still said four of two
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Verse 4
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At four of two, I began to feel tired
And I rubbed my eyes,
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and again I checked the time
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It seemed as if the sky was growing dark
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But I felt reassured when
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I looked at the clock
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And it still said four of two

Verse 5
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I lay my head down on the sidewalk so in case
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she were coming I would have a better view
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But no one was there so I stretched out
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and closed my eyes for a second or two
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It was four minutes of two
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Verse 6
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Dm 
At once I awoke to a futuristic world
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There were flying cars and
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Dm 
gigantic metal bugs
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I'd grown a beard; it was long and white
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But I knew that the girl would
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be coming very soon
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Bm 
For though everything had changed,
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there was still that clock
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And it still said four of two