Intro: C, ("...two, one-two-three-four") C G x2

^CThe only girl I've ev^Ger loved ^CWas born with roses in ^Gher eyes ^CBut then they buried her ^Galive One evening ^Dnineteen-forty-^Cfive With just her ^Dsister at her ^Gside And only ^Dweeks before the ^Cguns All came and ^Drained on ever^Gyone Now she's a ^Dlittle boy in ^CSpain Playing ^Dpianos filled with ^Gflames On empty ^Drings around the ^Csun All sing to ^Dsay my dream ^Chas com^Ge

But now we must ^Cpick up every ^Gpiece Of the ^Clife we used to ^Glove Just to ^Ckeep ourselves At ^Gleast enough to c^Darry on

(same as verse1) And now we ride the circus wheel With your dark brother wrapped in white Says it was good to be alive But now he rides a comet's flame And won't be coming back again The Earth looks better from a star That's right above from where you are He didn't mean to make you cry With sparks that ring and bullets fly On empty rings around your heart The world just screams and falls apart

And ^Ghere's ^Awhere ^Cyour ^Cmother ^Gsleeps And ^Ghere ^Ais ^Cthe ^Croom where your ^Gbrothers were ^Dborn ^GIn^Aden^Ctions ^Cin the ^Gsheets Where their ^Gbo^Adies ^Conce ^Cmoved but don't ^Gmove an^Dymore And it's so ^Csad to ^Gsee the ^Cworld ^Gagree That they'd ^Crather see their ^Gfaces filled with ^Dflies ^GAll ^Awhen ^CI'd ^Cwant to ^Gkeep ^Cwhite roses in their eyes

Neutral Milk Hotel - Holand 1945