Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland 1945

^FThe only ^Cgirl I've ever loved ^FWas born ^Cwith roses in her eyes ^FBut then ^Cthey buried her alive One ev^Gening 1945 ^FWith ^Gjust he^Cr sister at her side ^GAnd only we^Feks before the guns ^GAll came an^Cd rained on everyone ^GNow she's a^F little boy in Spain ^GPlaying pia^Cnos filled with flames ^GOn empty ri^Fngs around the sun ^GAll sing to^F say my dream has come ^FBut now we ^Cmust pick up every piece ^FOf the li^Cfe we used to love ^FJust to^C keep ourselves ^FAt least ^Genough to carry on ^FAnd now we ^Cride the circus wheel ^FWith your dar^Ck brother wrapped in white ^FSays it w^Cas good to be alive But ^Gnow he rides a comet's flame

^FAnd w^Gon't be^C coming back again ^CThe Ear^Gth lo^Foks better from a star ^GThat's ri^Cght above from where you are ^GHe didn^F't mean to make you cry With s^Gparks t^Chat ring and bullets fly On e^Gmpty ri^Fngs around your heart The wo^Grld jus^Ft screams and falls apart But no^Fw we mu^Cst pick up every piece Of^F the li^Cfe we used to love ^FJust to keep ourselves ^CAt le^Gast enough to carry on

An^Cd here'^Fs whe^Cre your mother sleeps An^Cd here ^Fis th^Ce roo^Gm where your brothers were born ^CInden^Ftio^Cns in the sheets Wher^Ce the^Fir bodi^Ces on^Gce moved but don't move anymore ^FAnd^C it^F's ^Cso sad to see the world agree That^C they'd^F rath^Ger see their faces fill with flies ^CAll whe^Fn I'd^G want t^Co keep white roses in their eyes