Neutral Milk Hotel - King Of Carrot Flowers Chords & Tabs

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           Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One

                   In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - 1998
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tabbed by Eric - JesseLaceyIsGod
 ilikesubs123@aol.com


I find this the easier yet still 100% correct way to play this song, Enjoy :]


tuning: EADGBE (standard) - "Jeff Mangum"

strumming may not be totally right, but that's easy to figure out on your own :]

here we go

Intro: (0:00)
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(0:10)
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"When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers..."



(0:15)
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"And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees."



(0:20)
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"In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet."



(0:26)
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(0:30)
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"And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder..."



(0:36)
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"And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor..."



(0:41)
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/neutral_milk_hotel/king_of_carrot_flowers_tab.html ]
"As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for."



(0:47 - 0:56)
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A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1---1-1-------------------------------| (x2)



(0:57)
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"And this is the room one afternoon I knew I could love you..."



(1:02)
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"And from above you how I sank into your soul..."



(1:07)
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"Into that secret place where no one dares to go."



(1:12)
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(1:18)
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"And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking..."



(1:23)
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"And dad would dream of all the different ways to die..."



(1:28)
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"each one a little more than he could dare to..."



(1:33 - end)
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E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1---1-1-------------------------------| (x4)

(singing) "tryyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyy..."





That's it.
great song.
easy song.
Jeff Mangum = <3hero