Four Fifty-One capo on 2, chords as sounded
 
intro: B | B | B | B |
 
G D | A  Bm | 
In the beginning before the sun would go down
G D | A Bm | 
The circle spins while pieces fall to the ground
G D | A Bm | 
A dream creates the darkest semblance of thought
G D | F#7 | 
then someone rattles my door, oh!
 
B E | F# | 
She's twenty-five; A cartoon magazine of your mind, girl
B E | F# | 
I'm ninety-five; I speak but can't remember my lines now
B E | F# | 
She's thirty-three with a mind to swinging in time on the vine, girl
B E | F#  | 
One hundred three; the colors glow in the heat of the blood flow
B E | D A E | 
Two hundred twelve; I'm boiling tea and meeting my wife, girl
B E | Gmaj7 A F#  | B | B |
Four fifty-one; who set the fire that died in the night, girl?
 
G D | A Bm | 
In between the time that I came and you went
G D | A Bm | 
I forgot to read the little note you had sent
G D | A Bm | 
"Four scones and seven cups of joe," writ as read
G D | F#7 | 
Our founding fathers should have stayed in bed
 
B E | F#  | 
She's twenty-five; A cartoon magazine of your mind, girl
B E | F# | 
I'm ninety-five; I speak but can't remember my lines now
B E | F# | 
She's thirty-three with a mind to swinging in time on the vine, girl
B E | F# | 
One hundred three; the fever glows in the heat of your blood flow
B E | D A E | 
Two hundred twelve; I'm boiling tea and meeting my wife, girl
B E | Gmaj7 A F# | B | B |
Four fifty-one; who set the fire that died in the night, girl?
 
solo: B | B | B | B | B | B | (stop)
 
G D | A Bm  | 
The planet spun but slowly groans to a halt
G D | A Bm | 
"We're very sorry, sir," she said, "it's your fault."
G D | A Bm | 
and in the end a sleeping cat in the sun
G  D | F#7 | 
has better dreams than anyone, oh!
 
chorus 2 repeat...
 
outro: B | B G A | B | B G A | B | B A E | B | B A E | B |
 
 

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