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King Of Carrot Flowers Tabs
Version #2
Neutral Milk Hotel


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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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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)
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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..."





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