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King Of Carrot Flowers by Neutral Milk Hotel
King Of Carrot Flowers
INTRO
F, Bb, F, C, Bb x2
F
When you were young
C Bb F
You were the king of carrot flowers
C Bb C
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
Bb F
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet
Bb, F, C, Bb
F C Bb F
And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder
C Bb C
And your dad would throw the garbage all across the floor
Bb F
As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for
Bb, F, C, Bb
F
And this is the room
C Bb F
One afternoon I knew I could love you
C Bb C
And from above you how I sank into your soul
Bb F
Into that secret place where no one dares to go
Bb, F, C, Bb
F C Bb F
And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking
C Bb C
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die
Bb F
Each one a little more than he could dare to try
Bb, F, C, Bb, F x4
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version 2
tuning: EADGBE (standard) - "Jeff Mangum"
Intro: (0:00)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3------5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
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)
(0:10)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers..."
(0:15)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees."
(0:20)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-1--|
"In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet."
(0:26)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3------5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
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-------------------------------|
(0:30)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder..."
(0:36)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor..."
(0:41)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-1--|
"As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for."
(0:47 - 0:56)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3------5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
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)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And this is the room one afternoon I knew I could love you..."
(1:02)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And from above you how I sank into your soul..."
(1:07)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--1--1--1-1-1--3--3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-1--|
"Into that secret place where no one dares to go."
(1:12)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3------5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
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-------------------------------|
(1:18)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking..."
(1:23)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
"And dad would dream of all the different ways to die..."
(1:28)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--1--1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
"each one a little more than he could dare to..."
(1:33 - end)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3------5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
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-------------------------------| (x4)
(singing) "tryyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyy..."
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version 3
The synthey thing comes in at 0:46.
e|----1-----------|----0-------1---|----1-----------|----0-------1---|
B|1---------3-1---|1-------3-------|1---------3-1---|1-------3-------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
And this is... And from above...
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|1-------3-------|1---------------|1-------3-------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Into that secret...
e|1---------------|1-------1-------|----1-----------|----0-------1---|
B|1---------------|3-------1-------|1--------3-1----|1-------3-------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
And your mom... And dad would...
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------------|1-------3-------|1---------------|1-------3-------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Each one a little...
e|1--------0------|1------(1)------|----1-----------|----0-------1---|
B|1-------(1)-----|3-------1-------|1--------3-1----|1-------3-------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
(1:37)
e|----1-----------|----0-------1---|----1-----------|----0-------1---|
B|1---------3-1---|1-------3-------|1---------3-1---|1-------3-------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
(1:47) (1:52)
e|----1-----------|----0-------1---|----------------|----------------|
B|1---------3-1---|1-------3-------|1---------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A trumpet comes in at 1:29.
* *
e|------------12--|13--------------12h13|12----------12/-|13--------------12h13|
B|----10---11-----|---------------------|--------13------|---------------------|
G|12--------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
D|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a |
* This is 12 and 13 played quickly, as sixteenth notes.
(1:40) * *
e|12----------------|13--------------12h13|12--------------|13--------------12h13|
B|------10-11-10----|---------------------|--------13------|---------------------|
G|--------------12--|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
D|------------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e + a |
(1:50)
e|12----------------|----------------|
B|------10-11-10----|----------------|
G|--------------12--|10--------------|
D|------------------|----------------|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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version 4
F C
E|-----1-----------------|------0-----0----0----|
B|-------1-----1---------|------1-----1----1----|
G|---2-------2-----------|----------------------|
D|-3-------3-------------|---2-----2-----2----2-|
A|-----------------------|-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
F
I love you Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ I love you
C
Yes I do
F
I love you Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ I love you
C
Yes I do
F
And on the lazy days
The dogs dissolve and drain away
The world it goes
and always waits
C
Today we are awaiting
F
Up, and over we go
through the wave and undertow
C
I will float until I learn how to swim
F
Inside my mother the garbage bin
C
Until I find myself again, again
F Bb F C F Bb F
Uh uh uh oh oh
F
Up, and over we go
mouths open wide and spirits flow
C
I will spit until I learn how to speak
F
In the through the door and side boards creak
C
But I'm never proclaiming me, me
F Bb F C F Bb F
Uh uh uh oh oh
F
Oh, I know where we go
the way to set slow down
and I don't know
C
I will shout until they know what I mean
F
and in the miracle a dead dog sing
C
in this tin-can flying machine, machine
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