In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
This is the whole album, taken mainly from the other tabs on this site.
Please rate and comment any possible corrections-- thanks.
King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 (with thanks to cosmicsoul07)
[Intro]
[Verse]
When you wer
e young
You were the k
ing of carrot
flowers
And how you bu
ilt a tower tu
mbling through
the trees
In holy rattle
snakes that fe
ll all around
your feet
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
And your mom
would stick a
fork right in
to daddy's sho
ulder
And your dad w
ould throw the
garbage all a
cross the floo
r
As we would la
y and learn wh
at each other'
s bodies were
for
[Interlude]
[Verse]
And this is
the room
One afternoon
I knew I could
love you
And from above
you how I san
k into your so
ul
Into that secr
et place where
no one dares
to go
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
And your mom
would drink u
ntil she was n
o longer speak
ing
And dad would
dream of all t
he different w
ays to die
Each one a lit
tle more than
he could dare
to try
[Outro]
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King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 2 & 3 (thanks to rjamie)
I love you Jes
us Christ
Jesus Christ I love you
Yes I do
I love you, Je
sus Christ
Jesus Christ, I love you
Yes I do
And on the lazy days
The dogs dissolve and drain away
The world it goes
and all awaits
The day we are
awaiting
[Part 3]
Up and over, w
e go
through the wave and undertow
I will float u
ntil I learn h
ow to swim
Inside my moth
er in a garbag
e bin
Until I find m
yself again, a
gain, oh-oh
Up and over, w
e go
mouths open wide and spitting still
I will spit un
til I learn ho
w to speak
Up through the
door as the s
ide boards cre
ak
But I'm never
proclaiming me
, me, oh-oh
Up and over, w
e go
The weight, it sits on down
and I don't know
I will shout u
ntil they know
what I mean
I mean the mar
riage of a dea
d dog sing
And a syntheti
c flying machi
ne, machine, o
h-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Okay
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (thanks to fret-less)
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
What a beautif
ul face
I have found i
n this place,
that is circli
ng all 'round
the sun.
What a beautif
ul dream
that could fla
sh on the scre
en
in a blink of
an eye and be
gone from me,
soft and sweet
,
let me hold it
close and kee
p it here with
me
[Verse 2]
and one day we
will die
and our ashes
will fly from
the aeroplane
over the sea
but for now we
are young
let us lay in
the sun
and count ever
y beautiful th
ing we can see
Love to be
in the arms of
all I'm keepi
n' here with m
e
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
what a curious
life we have
found here ton
ight
there is music
that sounds f
rom the street
there are ligh
ts in the clou
d
Anna's ghost a
ll around
hear her voice
as it's rolli
ng and ringing
through me
soft and sweet
How the notes
all bend and r
each above the
trees
[Verse 4]
now how I reme
mber you
how I would pu
sh my fingers
through
your mouth to
make those mus
cles move
that make your
voice so smoo
th and sweet
And now we kee
p where we don
't know
All secrets sl
eep in winter
clothes
with one you l
oved so long a
go
now he don't even know his name
[Chorus]
[Verse 5]
What a beautif
ul face
I have found i
n this place
that is circli
ng all 'round
the sun
and when we me
et on a cloud
I'll be laughi
ng out loud
I'll be laughi
ng with everyo
ne that I see
Can't believe
how strange it
is to be anyt
hing at all
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Two Headed Boy
Two headed boy
All floating i
n glass
The sun it has
passed
Now it's black
er than black
I can hear as
you tap on you
r jar
I am listening
to hear where
you are
I am listening
to hear where
you are
Two headed boy
Put on sunday
shoes
And dance roun
d the room to
accordion keys
With the needl
e that sings i
n your heart
Catching signa
ls that sound
in the dark
Catching signa
ls that sound
in the dark
We will take o
ff our clothes
And they'll be
placing finge
rs through the
notches in yo
ur spine
And when all i
s breaking , e
verything that
you could kee
p inside
now you're eye
s aint moving
now, they just
lay there in
their cloud
Two headed boy
With pulleys a
nd weights
Creating a rad
io played just
for two
In the parlor
with a moon ac
ross her face
And through th
e music he swe
etly displays
Silver speaker
s that sparkle
all day
Made for his l
over who's flo
ating and chok
ing with her h
ands across he
r face
And in the dar
k we will take
off our cloth
es
And they'll be
placing finge
rs through the
notches in yo
ur spine
And when all i
s breaking, ev
erything that
you could keep
inside
now you're eye
s ain't moving
now, they jus
t lay there in
their clououo
uououd
Two headed boy
There's no rea
son to grieve
The world that
you need is w
rapped in gold
silver sleeve
s
Left beneath C
hristmas trees
in the snow
And I will tak
e you and leav
e you alone
Watching spira
ls of white so
ftly flow
Over your eyel
ids and all yo
u did
Will wait unti
l the point wh
en you let go
Dee dee dee de
e dee dee du d
ee dee
Dee dee dee de
e dee dee dee
dee dee
Dee dee dee de
e dee dee dee
dee dee dee de
e dee dee
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The Fool-- I'm not so sure on this one but if playing through the whole album you
can interlude with these chords-- I think they're right.
I think it's something like:
altering between-- Am Em Am Em x2 then G followed by a quick F
before going back to Am Em Am Em (multiple times)
then when it gets higher, I'm not sure, but I think it then just alternates
between C E C E (also multiple times)
then it goes right back into Am Em Am Em
yeah so I use these chords when I'm playing along with the song on the album and it
works out pretty good but if you have any suggestions please share.
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Holland, 1945 (thanks to fret-less)
[Intro]
Two, on
e, two, three,
four
(muted strumming -----|)
[Verse]
The only girl
I've ever love
d
Was born with
roses in her e
yes
But then they
buried her ali
ve
One evening Ni
ne-teen-forty-
five
With just her
sister at her
side
And only weeks
before the gu
ns
All came and r
ained on every
one
Now she's a li
ttle boy in Sp
ain
Playing pianos
filled with f
lames
On empty rings
around the su
n
All sing to sa
y my dream has
come
[Chorus]
But now we mus
t pick up ever
y piece
Of this life w
e used to love
Just to keep o
urselves at le
ast
Enough to carr
y on!
[Verse]
And now we rid
e the circus w
heel
With your dark
brother wrapp
ed in white
Says it was go
od to be alive
But now he rid
es a comet's f
lame
And won't be c
oming back aga
in
The Earth look
s better from
a star
That's right a
bove from wher
e you are
He didn't mean
to make you c
ry
With sparks th
at ring and bu
llets fly
On empty rings
around your h
eart
The world just
screams and f
alls apart
[Chorus]
But now we mus
t pick up ever
y piece
Of the life we
used to love
Just to keep o
urselves at le
ast
Enough to carr
y on!
[Verse]
And here's whe
re your mother
sleeps
And here is th
e room where y
our brothers w
ere born
In-den-tions i
n the sheets
Where their bo
dies once move
d but don't mo
ve anymore
And it's so sa
d to see the w
orld agree
That they'd ra
ther see their
faces fill wi
th flies
All when I'd w
ant to keep wh
ite roses in t
heir eyes
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Communist Daughter (thanks to patjack)
[Intro]
One
[Verses]
Sweet communis
t
The communist daughter
Standing on th
e sea-weed wat
er
Semen stains t
he mountain to
ps
semen stains t
he mountain to
ps
With cocoa lea
ves along the
border
Sweetness sing
s from every c
orner
Cars careening
from the clou
ds
The bridges bu
rst and twist
around
And wanting so
mething warm a
nd moving
Bends towards
herself the so
othing
Proves that sh
e must still e
xist
She moves hers
elf about her
fist
Sweet communis
t
The communist daughter
Standing on th
e sea-weed wat
er
Semen stains t
he mountain to
ps
semen stains t
he mountain to
ps
[Outro]
De de de
de de de de d
e de deeee
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Oh Comely (thanks to americanpig11)
Oh comely
I will be with
you when you
lose your brea
th
Chasing the on
ly meaningful
memory you tho
ught you had l
eft
With some pret
ty bright and
bubbly terribl
e scene
That was doing
her thing on
your chest
But oh comely
It isn't as pr
etty as you'd
like to guess
In your memory you're drunk on your awe to me
It doesn't mea
n anything at
all
Oh comely
All of your fr
iends are lett
ing you blow
Bristling and
ugly
Bursting with
fruits falling
out from the
holes
Of some pretty
bright and bu
bbly friend
You could need
to say comfor
ting things in
your ear
But oh comely
There isn't su
ch one friend
that you could
find here
Standing next to me
He's only my enemy
I'll crush him
with everythi
ng I own
say what you w
ant to say
Hang for you h
ollow ways mov
ing your mouth
to pull out al
l your miracle
s aimed for me
Your father ma
de fetuses
With flesh licking ladies
While you and
your mother
Were asleep in
the trailer p
ark
Thunderous spa
rks from the d
ark of the sta
diums
The music and
medicine you n
eeded for comf
orting
So make all yo
ur fat fleshy
fingers to mov
ing
And pluck all
your silly str
ings
And bend all y
our notes for
me
Soft silly mus
ic is meaningf
ul magical
The movements
were beautiful
All in your ov
aries
All of them mi
lking with gre
en fleshy flow
ers
While powerful
pistons were
sugary sweet m
achines
Smelling of se
men all under
the garden
Was all you we
re needing whe
n you still be
lieved in me
Say what you w
anna say and h
ang for your h
ollow ways
Moving your mo
uth to pull ou
t all your mir
acle aimed for
me
Da da da da da
da da
Da da da da da
da da da
Da da da da da
da da
I know they bu
ried her body
with others
Her sister and
mother and 50
0 families
And will she r
emember me 50
years later
I wished I cou
ld save her in
some sort of
time machine
Know all your
enemies
We know who ar
e enemies are
Know all your
enemies
We know who ar
e enemies are
Goldaline my d
ear
We will fold and freeze together
Far away from
here
There is sun and spring and green forever
But now we mov
e to feel
For ourselves inside some stranger's stomach
Place your bod
y here
Let your skin
begin to blend
itself with m
ine
de de de de de
de de de de l
a da da da da
da da da da
da da da da da
da da da da l
a da da da da
da da da da da
da da
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Ghost (thanks to indiglopulse)
[Verse 1]
Ghost, ghost I
know you live
within me
Feel as you fly
In thunderclouds above the city
Into one that I
Loved with all
that was left
within me
Until we tore in two
Now wings and
rings and ther
e's so many
Waiting here f
or you
[Chorus]
And she was bo
rn in a bottle
rocket, 1929
With wings that ring around a socket
Right between
her spine
All drenched i
n milk and hol
y water
Pouring from t
he sky
I know that sh
e will live fo
r ever
She won't ever
die
She goes and n
ow she knows s
he'll never be
afraid
To watch the m
orning paper b
low
Into a hole wh
ere no one can
escape
Dee, de de de
de...
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
And one day in
New York City
baby
A girl fell from the sky
From the top of a burning apartment building
Fourteen stori
es high
And when her s
pirit left her
body
How it split t
he sun
I know that sh
e will live fo
r ever
All goes on and on and on and
[Chorus]
She goes and n
ow she knows s
he'll never be
afraid
To watch the m
orning paper b
low
Into a hole wh
ere no one can
escape
Dee, de de de
de...
[End]
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Untitled-- this one is pretty pointless when just playing on guitar, but if
playing along with the album I think these are the exact chords to use-- also play
them as the guitar sounding part in the background not as the whiny horn like part
playing the main part-- if done right it sounds very good!
E A (alternate between these for a while)
then alternating E B (this comes in when the horn part sounds different, I
believe after the second pause)
then back to E and A before the extended E strumming right at the end
I think that's it-- sounds good to me!
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Two Headed Boy Pt. 2 (thanks to Mchael92)
Daddy please h
ear this song
that I sing
In your heart
there's a spar
k that just sc
reams
For a lover to
bring a child
to your chest
that could lay
as you sleep
and love all y
ou have left
like your boy
used to be, lo
ng ago wrapped
in sheets
warm and wet
Blister please
with those wi
ngs in your sp
ine
Love to be wit
h a brother of
mine
how he loved t
o find your to
ngue in his te
eth
in a struggle
to find, secre
t songs that y
ou'd keep
wrapped in box
es so tight, s
ounding only a
t night
as you sleep
And in my drea
ms you're aliv
e and you're c
rying
As your mouth
moves in mine,
soft and swee
t
Rings of flowe
rs round your
eyes and I'll
love you
For the rest o
f your life
(Db, Bbm, Eb)
Brother see we
are one in th
e same
And you left w
ith your head
filled with fl
ames
and you watche
d as your brai
ns fell out th
rough your tee
th
push the piece
s in place, ma
ke your smile
sweet to see
don't you take
this away, I'
m still wantin
g my face on y
our cheek
And when we br
eak, we'll wai
t for our mira
cle
God is a place
where some ho
ly spectacle l
ies
When we break,
we'll wait fo
r our miracle
God is a place
you will wait
for the rest
of your life
Two headed boy
She is all you
could need
She will feed
you tomatoes a
nd radio wire
And retire to
sheets safe an
d clean
But don't hate
her when she
gets up to lea
ve