Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Jeff Mangum in 1989 in Ruston, Louisiana. On the band's full-length albums, Mangum played with a number of other musicians, notably Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (musical saw/banjo/accordion/bass guitar) and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel was one of the original members of the Elephant Six Collective, based in Athens, Georgia.
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this song is simple as pie, chord-wise. if you're familiar with the song (which I assume you are, because if you have an interest in neutral milk hotel you most likely listen to them obsessively) then this is cake. enjoy.
C all I perceive is wasted and broken F silvery streams, sacred when spoken C slam into me and into the ditch of de- F bris... and you C smoke in the park and sleep in the greenery F everyone barks and they are all still believing, to C tear out your heart would send all your secrets to F me... but I let you Em down, and swollen and F small is where you'll find me Em now, with that silver stripping F off from my tongue you're tearing Em out, and you'll never hear me FG talk...
<I will glow" bit is - yep, you guessed it - just C and F alternating. you may be feeling gypped by how easy this is, but remember: it's all in the delivery. one lyric has to flow seamlessly and expressively into the next, so make sure you're comfortable with singing this before you head off to try to impress girls with it.>>