Biography:
of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums.
They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses.
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Of Montreal - You Are an Airplane
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Tabbed by: gutturalguitar
Tuning: standard
You Are an Airplane (1999)
(Kevin Barnes)
From: "The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's
Flower"
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guitar riff #1:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------3-3-3-4-6-----4-4-4-3-1-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
E|---------------2-2-2-2-2------|
guitar riff #2:
e|-------------|
B|-4-2---------|
G|----4-3-1----|
D|---------4-1-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
guitar riff #3:
e|----------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-13-10-8-10-11-11-10-8-7-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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| C# | F# | C# | F# |
(guitar riff #1 x2)
C# F#
just before the afternoon creeps in
C# F#
just before it gets too hot to be outside
B B/A# G#m
I like to lay on my back in the grass and
B B/A# G#m G#
watch the airplanes go by and I dream
Bm F# B C#
that you are an airplane shooting across the sky
D# G
you are an airplane
G# A# G#m
you’re a strong and dangerous machine
D# G
when you fall you’ll fall down so fast
G# A# Cm
when you crash I want to go down with you
G# A#
we’ll make such a horrible mess
| C# | F# | C# | F# |
(guitar riff #1 x2)
C# F#
just before the eyeball appears
C# F#
just before the little birds go to sleep
B B/A# G#m
I like to stand on my head and pretend
B B/A# G#m G# Bm F#
that I am a control tower and that you are an airplane
B C#
and I talk you safely to the ground
D# G
you are an airplane
G# A# G#m
you’re a strong and dangerous machine
D# G
when you fall you’ll fall down so fast
G# A# Cm
when you crash I want to go down with you
G# A#
we’ll make such a horrible mess
Am G F
the way you live your life makes me nervous
F
if you were to die
| A# |
F A A# Am
I’d have no reason to be alive
Am Gm
'cause you are my only friend
(guitar riff #2 x2)
D# G
you are an airplane
G# A# G#m
you’re a strong and dangerous machine
D# G
when you fall you’ll fall down so fast
G# A# Cm
when you crash I want to go down with you
G# A#
we’ll make such a horrible mess
| A# |
(guitar riff #3)
Of Montreal - You Are an Airplane
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: gutturalguitar
Tuning: standard
You Are an Airplane (1999)
(Kevin Barnes)
From: "The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's
Flower"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
guitar riff #1:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------3-3-3-4-6-----4-4-4-3-1-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
E|---------------2-2-2-2-2------|
guitar riff #2:
e|-------------|
B|-4-2---------|
G|----4-3-1----|
D|---------4-1-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
guitar riff #3:
e|----------------------------------|
B|-11-11-11-13-10-8-10-11-11-10-8-7-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| C# | F# | C# | F# |
(guitar riff #1 x2)
C# F#
just before the afternoon creeps in
C# F#
just before it gets too hot to be outside
B B/A# G#m
I like to lay on my back in the grass and
B B/A# G#m G#
watch the airplanes go by and I dream
Bm F# B C#
that you are an airplane shooting across the sky
D# G
you are an airplane
G# A# G#m
you’re a strong and dangerous machine
D# G
when you fall you’ll fall down so fast
G# A# Cm
when you crash I want to go down with you
G# A#
we’ll make such a horrible mess
| C# | F# | C# | F# |
(guitar riff #1 x2)
C# F#
just before the eyeball appears
C# F#
just before the little birds go to sleep
B B/A# G#m
I like to stand on my head and pretend
B B/A# G#m G# Bm F#
that I am a control tower and that you are an airplane
B C#
and I talk you safely to the ground
D# G
you are an airplane
G# A# G#m
you’re a strong and dangerous machine
D# G
when you fall you’ll fall down so fast
G# A# Cm
when you crash I want to go down with you
G# A#
we’ll make such a horrible mess
Am G F
the way you live your life makes me nervous
F
if you were to die
| A# |
F A A# Am
I’d have no reason to be alive
Am Gm
'cause you are my only friend
(guitar riff #2 x2)
D# G
you are an airplane
G# A# G#m
you’re a strong and dangerous machine
D# G
when you fall you’ll fall down so fast
G# A# Cm
when you crash I want to go down with you
G# A#
we’ll make such a horrible mess
| A# |
(guitar riff #3)
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