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 may not be the most accurate version of the song ever but it is much easier to play than some of the other versions that I've seen Enjoy
Intro
CFCGF x2
Verse 1
CGF When you were young were the king of carrot flowers
CGF And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
GFCFCGF In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet
Verse 2 (follows exact same pattern)
And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for
Verse 3 (follows exact same pattern)
And this is the room One afternoon I knew I could love you And from above you how I sank into your soul Into that secret place where no one dares to go
Verse 4 (follows exact same pattern)
And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking And dad would dream of all the different ways to die Each one a little more than he could dare to try