Oh Comely - Neutral Milk Hotel
Version 4 of 4
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
(Strum the low
er strings fir
st, and then i
ncorporate the
higher string
s
to get the same sound as Mangum does)
[Verse 1]
Oh comely, I w
ill be with yo
u
when you lose
your breath
Chasing the on
ly meaningful
memory you tho
ught you had l
eft
With some pretty, bright
and bubbly ter
rible scene
That was doing her thing
on your chest
But oh comely
It isn't as pretty as
you'd like to
guess
In your memory, you're drunk on your awe to me
It doesn't mea
n anything at
allllllllllll
(He transition
s the long "al
l" into the Oo
ohh comely nex
t verse)
[Verse 2]
Oh comely, all
of your frien
ds
are all lettin
g you blow,
Bristling and
ugly, bursting
with
fruits falling
out from the
holes
Of some pretty
, bright, and
bubbly friend
You could need to say
comforting thi
ngs in your ea
r
But oh comely,
there isn't s
uch one
friend that yo
u could find h
ere
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 your hollow ways
Moving your mo
uth to pull ou
t
All your mirac
les aimed
for meeeeeeeee
ee
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Your father ma
de fetuses wit
h flesh lickin
g ladies
While you and
your mother we
re asleep in t
he trailer par
k
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, bend all
your notes fo
r me
Soft silly mus
ic is meaningf
ul magical
The movements
were beautiful
, all in your
ovaries
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 your
want to say
Hang for your hollow ways
Moving your mo
uth to pull ou
t
All your mirac
les aimed
for meeeeeeeee
ee
[Interlude 2]
Da da da, da
da da, da
Da da da, da
da da, da
Da da da, da
da da, daaaaa
a
[Verse 4]
I know they bu
ried her body
with others
Her sister and
mother and fi
ve-hundred fam
ilies
And will she r
emember me fif
ty years later
?
I wished I cou
ld save her in
some sort of
time machine
Know all your
enemies
We know who ou
r enemies are
Know all your
enemies
We know who ou
r enemies are
[Bridge]
Da da da da
dadada
da da da da da
aahhaaa
Ah da da da da
a dadada
Ahh da da da d
a daaahhaaa
Da da da da da
aa dadada
Deeee de de de
de de deeeeee
e
[Outro]
Goldaline, my
dear
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 itsel
f with miiiiii
iiine
De deee dede d
e de dadada
Ah dadada da d
a daaaaa
Da da da daa d
a dadada
Ah dada da daa
a daaaa daaaaa
Ahh daaaaaa da
aaaaaa daaaaaa
a ohhhhhh