Chords used
Bb
F
C5
D
D#5
G
Bb5
C
E
B
A
Ab
C#m
Em
Am
Fm
A#m
1.
On Avery Island Album
Key: BbCapo 1HardBb
F
C5
D
D#5
G
Bb5
C
E
B
A
Ab
C#m
And the Bbfirst one tore a picture
Of a dead and hanging man
Who was kissing foreign fishes
That flew right out from his hands
And when I Fput my arms around him
Felt the blushing blood run through my cheeks
And an Bbeerieness surrounded
When his tongue began to speak
And he said, "Oh, Fboy, you are so pretty,
Enough to wrap tight in rice-paper string"
And Bbwhen I finally kissed him
The whole world began to ring
Lost like a Fbell that's tipping over
With two cracks along both sides
And I Bbknew the world was over
So I took a look outside
And watched the Ffires that were reaching
Up to the weather vanes and the tops of trees
And the Bbwaiting scene and the Sunday dream -
They're all waiting here for me F Bb
BbDeli markets with their flower stands
Their pretty girls and their burning men
Hanging Fout on the hooks next to the window displays
And I took out my tongue, twice removed from my face
Across a Bbbridge and across the mountains
Threw a nickel in the fountain
To save my Fsoul from all these troubled times
And all the drugs that I don't have the guts to take to soothe my mind
So I'm always Bbsober
Always aching
Always heading towards
Mass suicide, occult figurines
And wasted Fgas-station attendants
Attending to their jobs
And a Bbnice drive in the country
Finds a nice cliff to drop off
Oh, when this Flife just gets so grating
All the grittiness of life
But don't Bbtake those pills your boyfriend gave you
You're too wonderful to die F Bb F Bb
BbAnd the last one tore a picture
From the pornographic page
And all the pleasure points attacking
All the looks of love were staged
And it's a Flie that you've been given
That just hurts you every day
So why Bbshould I lie here naked
When it's just too far away
From anyFthing we could call loving -
Any love worth living for?
So I'll Bbsleep out in the gutter
You can sleep here on the floor
And when I Fwake up in the morning
I won't forget to lock the door
'Cause with a Bbmatch that's mean and some gasoline
You won't see me anymore F Bb
You've Passed (thanks to Liam Fletcher)
Use a
C5C5
D
F
The lady is dyFing
She bends back like a wFave
As her spirit is climbFing
Through the hospital wall and aD#5way
C5C5F
And I wanted to hold Fyou
As you made your escFape
But now I should have tolFd you
When your eyes were alive and aD#5wake
Always in life we all must make this Fmistake
And so I Ggo it Falone
And the Gpressure is grFeat
I hold Gon to my oFwn
Oh please oh don't go aD#5way
C5
C5Bb5F
I wanted to know Fyou
Before you started to fFade
But I gave everything Fto
A lie and a farce and a fD#5ake
Always in life we all must make this miFstake
And so I Ggo it Falone
And the Gpressure is grFeat
I hold Gon to my oFwn
Oh please oh don't go aD#5way
I'd like to see you when all of these angry days blow aFway
Someone Is Waiting
FSomeone is waiting
To swallow all the halos out of Cyou
As your Fface blows through my windows
Sending pieces flying all around the Croom
And I Flove you, and I want to
Shoot all the superheroes from your Cskies
Watch them Fbleeding from your ceiling
As their empty anger falls out from their Ceyes
All aBblone... F Bb F
A Baby For Pree
CBlistering Pree, all smiling and swollen
Makes Fbabies to breathe, with their hearts hanging open
All Cover the sheets, as soft as beets in some brown
DresserF drawer
And with Cbees in her breath and the rest of her ringing, they'll
FSting through her chest with a force hard and beating till
CWonderfully wet she will get until she's soaked inside
HerF clothes, and there is no sorry to be sorryE for
For a roll around the Ffloor
Some afternoon so sound and Esoft
It made her swallow all her Fsweat
With every bit of breath she Ecoughed
And when the day it came to Fpour
All her babies all across the bathroom Gfloor
She will be swimming in them all forever Cmore
Marching Theme
Ab is the main chord in this song.
Where You'll Find Me Now
CAll I perceive is wasted and broken
FSilvery streams, sacred when spoken
CSlam into me and into the ditch of debFris
And you Csmoke in the park and sleep in the greenery
FEveryone barks and they are all still believing
To Ctear out your heart would send all your secrets to Fme
But I let you Edown
And swollen and Fsmall is where you'll find me Enow
With that silver stripping Foff
From my tongue you're tearing Eout
And you'll never hear me FtaGlk
CYour teeth believe that teeth are for tearing
FTear into me and the scent of you sweating
CSmells good to me
As long as we keep in our Fclothes
And Cout in the dark the world is still rolling
FKids in their cars, cigarette smoking
And Call that they are just reeks with the sweetest beFlief
But I let you Edown
And swollen and Fsmall is where you'll find me Enow
With that silver stripping Foff
My tongue you're tearing Eout
And you'll never hear me FtaGlkC F C F
And Call I could want is silver and spinning
FOut from your arms and into the pretty
CPit of your heart, so simply and softly we'd Fflow
But I let you Edown
And swollen and Fsmall is where you'll find me Enow
With that silver stripping Foff
My tongue you're tearing Eout
And you'll never hear me FtaGlk, CGlow
IntFo you I will Cglow
IntFo yoCu
Avery Island / April 1st (Thanks to ExoM7)
Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone
BThere are beads that wrap
BAround your knees that crackle into the dark
Like a Fwalk in the park like a hole in your head
Like the feeling you get when you realize Ayou're Bdead, this time
We ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiAral Fdown to the world
And I guess it's worth your time
Because there's some lives you live
And some you leave beEhind
It gets hard to expBlain
ThEe gardenFhead knows my Ename B E
Leave me aBlone
For you know this isn't the Efirst time
In fact this is twice in a Brow
That the angels have slipped through our Elandslide
And filled up our garden with Bsnow
And I don't wish the taste of your Einsides
Or to call out your name through my Bphone
For the glory boys at your Ebedside
Will love you as long as your something tBo love
EWill love you as long as your something tBo love E
Follow me Bthrough
The city of frost covered Eangels
I swear I have nothing to Bprove
I just want to dance in your Etangles
To give me some reason to Bmove
Or to take on the world at all Eangles
Requires a strength I can Buse
So I'll meet you up high in your Eanger
Of all that is hoping and waiting Bfor you
EOf all that is hoping and waiting Bfor you
Three Peaches (thanks to HipsterDoucheba)
There Gis no dream
So Ewake up run your lips across your fingers till youG find
Some scent of yourself that you can hold up Ehigh
To remind yourself that you didn't Gdie
On a day that was so crappy whole and happy you're aEliCveE C E
And you Gseem so bruised and it's Ebeautiful
As it's reflecting off from you as itG shines
And you're in the bathroom carving holiday deEsigns into yourself
Hoping no one will Gfind you but they found you
And they took you
And you somehow surEviCveEd C E
There Gis no dream
So Ewake up and if the holidays don't hollow out yoGur eyes
Then press yourself against whatever you Efind
To be beautiful and trembling with Glife
Because I'm so happy
I'm so haEppy
I'm so happy
I'm so haGppy
That you didn't Edie
Naomi
AbYour AprettinessE is seeping Abthrough
Out Afrom the dresEs I took from AbyouA, E so pretAbty A E
AbAnd my AemptineEss is swollen Abshut
AlAways a Ewretch i have beAbcomAe E
So emptyAb A B
BPlease don't leave Eme
EC#mDA
EC#mDAE
I'm C#mwatching DNaoAmi, full Ebloom
I'm C#mhoping Dshe will Asoon expElode
InC#mto one Dbillion Atastes and Etunes
One C#mbillion Dangels Acome and
BHold her Adown
They could Bhold her Adown
Until she EcriesC#m D A
EC#mDAE
I'm C#mtasting DNaomAi's perEfume
It C#mtastes like Dshit and AI must Esay
She C#mcomes and Dgoes most AafterEnoons
One C#mbillion Dlovers Awave and Blove her Anow
They could lBove her Anow and so could EI C#m D A
EC#mDAE
There C#mis no DNaoAmi in Eview
She C#mwalks through DCambridge Astocks and Estrolls
And C#mif she Donly Areally Eknew
One C#mbillion Dangels Acould come and Bsave her Asoul
They could Bsave her Asoul until she EshinC#mes
DUnAtil she EshineC#ms
DUnAtil she EshineC#ms
DUnAtil she Eshines
AbAE
AbAE
So preAbttyA E
So preAbttyA E
So preAbttyA E
So preAbttyA E B
BAnd please, please don't leaveE me
April 8th (Thanks to Liam Fletcher)
Crawl across toward your window
I'm calling softly from the street
Always a lonely widow
Half awake and sleeping on my feet
I'm of age but have no children
No quarter phone booth calls to home
Just late television
Inside my bedroom all alone
There is no use in waiting
Offer up your steps so I can climb
Show me all your figure paintings
Etched in the middle of the night
Let me stretch upon your carpet
Let me hear the rain tap on your street
Knowing I am safe on the inside
Blankets wrapped and drifting off to sleep
Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey's Eye...
You're on your own if you want to play this one. Good luck!
2.
Going Down
Key: EmMediumEm
G
A
E
D
If I know Jeff Mangum like I think I do, this guy hardly ever changes tuning for any of
his songs. Going Down is no exception. I may be off with some of the strumming here, but
this sounds pretty damn accurate to me:
CHORDS USED:
EmGAEEDD
Main Riff:
This is actually the trickiest part of this song. This is the closest I could come to
it, and while it isn't 100%, its still pretty spot on:
Don't be afraid to hit the E string while playing any singular notes.
Main riff plays throughout Verse:
I crush the world I was in
Will I destroy the world I will find?
I'll work the tools with my hands
I'll stick the needles in my eyes
EAnd in my celebration
DYou are by my side
AAnd now I'm goingEm doGwnEm
EAnd through the complications
DSomething inside me died
AAnd now I'm goingEm doGwnEm
Back to MAIN RIFF for the next Verse:
Bring down the sky with my tears
Dig up the earth with my hands
Take a look inside of my head
Maybe then you could understand
Repeat Chorus x1
Em, A, Em, A (To get that momentary bassy note on the A chord, lift your finger quick
off the E string while playing it at whatever time seems fit)
EmSo long again, my friend
AI guess it's time that I should let you Emknow A
EmThese things, they come around
AI guess they just get hard to let tEmhem go A
EmYou wait around a while
AYou'll never seem to find that faith Emin me A
EmYou close your eyes and smile
AForever I willEm be A
Go back to MAIN RIFF
I know the way and I will go
I know the way and I will find
It's all around me and I told you so
I'll wait around and hear, "Goodbye"
Last Chorus, slightly longer:
And in my celebration
You are by my side
And now I'm going down
And through the complications
Something inside me died
And now I'm going down
EAnd all the big decisions
DWe never could decide
AAnd now I'm going EmdowGn Em
And in my celebration
You are by my side
And now I'm going down
The last part is pretty hard to make out, since it does that weird audio clip out, but
I'm pretty sure its just slowing down on Em, maybe throwing G in there towards the end.
And hopefully that's about it. If you're wondering about the title, it is referred to by
fans by two diffrerent titles: "Now I'm Going Down" and "Going Down". I chose to title
it "Going Down" because that is how I have always referred to it. Very simple song, very
fun to play. Long live NMH! :)
Key:
| H hammer-on
| p pull-off
3.
Oh Comely
Key: EMediumE
C
G
D
Am
Oh comEely C
I will be with you when you lose your Ebreath
Chasing the onlyC meaningful memory you thought you had Eleft
With some pretty bright and bubbly Cterrible scene
That was doing her thing on your Echest
But oh comely C
It isn't as pretty as you'd like to Gguess
In your memory, you're drunk on your automy
It Cdoesn't mean anything at alEl
Oh comely C
All of your friends are letting you Eblow
Bristling and ugly C
Bursting with fruits falling out from the Eholes
Of some pretty bright and bubbly Cfriend
You could need to say comforting things in your Eear
But oh comely C
There isn't such one friend that you could find Ghere
Standing next to me
He's only my enemy
I'll Ccrush him with everything I own
Gsay what you want to say
and painful your always Cmoving your mouth
to pull out all your miracEles away fCor Dme G D G D G D E
EYour father made fetuses
With flesh licking ladies
While Cyou and your mother
Were asleep in the trailer park
EThunderous sparks from the dark of the stadiums
The Cmusic and medicine you needed for comforting
So Emake all your fat fleshy fingers to moving
And Cpluck all your silly strings
And bend all your notes for me
ESoft silly music is meaningful magical
The Cmovements were beautiful
All in your ovaries
EAll of them milking with green fleshy flowers
While Cpowerful pistons were sugary sweet machines
ESmelling of semen all under the garden
Was Call you were needing when you still believed in me
E(Da Cda da part)
EI know they buried her body with others
Her Csister and mother and 500 families
And Ewill she remember me 50 years later
I Cwished I could save her in some sort of time machine
EKnow all your enemies
We Cknow who are enemies are
AmE
AmGoldaline my dear
We will fold and freeze together
EFar away from here
There is sun and spring and green forever
But Amnow we move to feel
For ourselves inside some stranger's stomach
EPlace your body here
Let your skin begin to blend itself with AmmineE
Amde de de de de Ela da da da
4.
Holland 1945
Key: CEasyC
G
D
A
The onCly girl I've ever lovGed
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 everGyone
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 comGe
But now we must Cpick up every Gpiece
Of the Clife we used to Glove
Just to Ckeep ourselves
GAt least enough tDo carry on
CAnd now we ride the circusG wheel
CWith your dark brother wrapped inG white
CSays it was good to be aGlive
GBut now he Drides a comet's Cflame
And won't be Dcoming backG again
The Earth looks Dbetter from a Cstar
That's right abDove from where you Gare
He didn't Dmean to make you Ccry
With sparks that rDing and bullets Gfly
On empty Drings around your Cheart
The world just Dscreams and falls Capart G
But now we must Cpick up every Gpiece
Of the Clife we used to Glove
Just to Ckeep ourselves
GAt least enough tDo carry on
And Ghere's Awhere Cyour Cmother Gsleeps
And Ghere Ais Cthe Croom where your Gbrothers were Dborn
GInAdenCtationCs in thGe sheets
Where their GboAdies Conce Cmoved but don't Gmove anDymore
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 Geyes
CGCDCG
5.
Two Headed Boy Ukulele
Key: GMediumG
B
C
D
Am
GTwo headed Bboy
All Gfloating in Bglass
The Gsun it has Bpassed
Now it's Cblacker than Gblack
I can Chear as you tap on yourD jar
I am Clistening to hear where you Gare
I am Clistening to hear where you Gare
GTwo headed Bboy
GPut on sunday sBhoes
And Gdance round the Broom to aCccordion Gkeys
With the Cneedle that sings in your Dheart
Catching Csignals that sound in the Gdark
Catching Csignals that sound in the Gdark
We will Dtake off our Cclothes
And they'll be placing Gfingers through the Dnotches in your Cspine
And when all is breaking , Geverything that youD could keep inCside
now you're eyes aint moving Amnow, they just lay there in their clDoud
GTwo headed Bboy
With Gpulleys and Bweights
CreGating aB radio plCayed just for tGwo
In the Cparlor witha moon across her Dface
And Cthrough the music he sweetly Gdisplays
Silver Cspeakers that sparkle allG day
Made for his Clover who's floating and Amchoking with her hands across her Dface C
And in the Gdark we will Dtake off our cClothes
And they'll be placing fGingers through the Dnotches in your Cspine
And when all is breaking, Geverything that Dyou could keep iCnside
now you're eyes ain't movingAm now, they just lay there in their cDlouououououd
GTwo headed Bboy
Ther's no Greason to Bgrieve
The Gworld that you Bneed is wrapped in Cgold silver Gsleeves
Left Cbeneath Christmas trees in the Dsnow
And I will Ctake you and leave you Galone
Watching Cspirals of white softly Gflow
Over your Ceyelids and all you did
Will wait until the point when you let Dgo
CDee dee dee dee dGe
6.
Two-headed Boy Part 2
Key: GHardG
F
Fm
C
D
A#m
GDaddy please hear this sFong that I sFming
GIn your heart there's a spFark that just scrFmeams
For a lCover to bring a Gchild to your Dchest that could Clay as you sleep
And love Gall you have Dleft like your bCoy used to be
Long aA#mgo wrapped in sheets warm and Dwet
GBlister please, with those Fwings in your spFmine
GLove to be with a Fbrother of Fmmine
How he'd lCove to find your Gtongue in his tDeeth
In a strCuggle to find secret Gsongs that you kDeep
Wrapped in bCoxes so tight, sounding A#monly at night as youD sleep
GAnd in my drA#meams you're alDive and you're crCying
Gas your moA#muth moves in Dmine, soft and swCeet
Grings of fA#mlowers round your Deyes and I'll Clove you
Gfor the rA#mest of your lDife when you're reCeeeA#meeeeeadDyyyyyyyyyyy
GBrother see, we are oFne in the saFmme
GAnd you left with your hFead filled with flFmames
And you wCatched as your brains fell Gout through your teDeth
Push the Cpieces in place make your smGile sweet to sDee
Don't you take tChis away I'm still wA#manting my face on your Dcheek
CAnd when we brGeak we'll wCait for our mGiracle
CGod is a plGace where sDome holy spectacle lCies
CAnd when we brGeak we'll wCait for our mGiracle
CGod is a plGace you will wDait for the rest of yourC life
GTwo headed bCoy she is Gall you could Cneed
She will Gfeed you toCmatoes and rCadio wGires
And reCtire to sheets safe and Dclean
But don't hCate her when she gets up to Gleave
7.
Two Headed Boy
Key: GMediumG
B
C
D
Am
Two-heGaded boy alBl floatGing in glassB
the Gsun it is Bpast now itC's blacker thGan black
Ci can hear as you tap onD your jar
Ci am listening to hear whereG you are
i am Clistening to hear where you Gare
Gtwo-headed Bboy
put Gon sunday Bshoes
and Gdance 'round the Broom
to acCcordion Gkeys
with the Cneedle that sings in your Dheart
Ccatching signals that sounGd in the dark
catching Csignals that sound in the Gdark
we will Dtake off our Cclothes
and they'll be placing
Gfingers through the Dnotches in your Cspine
and when all is breaking
Geverything that Dyou could keep Cbeside
now your eyes ain't moving Amnow
they just lay there in the Dclouds
Gtwo-headed Bboy
with Gpulleys and Bweights
creGating a Bradio Cplayed just for Gtwo
in the Cparlor with a moon across her Dface
aCnd through the musicG he sweetly displays
silver Cspeakers that sparkle all Gday
made for his Clover who's floating and choking with her hands across her DfaceC
and in the Gdark we wDill take off Cour clothes
and they'll be placing fGingers through the nDotches in your sCpine
and when all is breaking Geverything that Dyou could keep beCside
now your eyes ain't moving Amnow they just lay there in the Dclouds
Gtwo-headed Bboy
there's no Greason to Bgrieve
the Gworld that you Bneed
is wrapped in Cgold silver Gsleeves
left beCneath christmas trees in the Dsnow
aCnd i will take you and Gleave you alone
watching Cspirals of white softly Gflow
over your Ceyelids and all you did
will wait until the point when you Dlet go C
8.
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Key: GEasyG
Em
C
D
What aG beaEmutiful facCe I have found in this place
ThDat is circling all round the sun,
GWhat aEm beautCiful dream that could flash on the screen
in aD blink of an eye
andG beEm gone from me soft and sweet
LCet me DholGd it cEmloseC anDd keep it here with me.
GAnd one Emday we wCill diDe and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea,
GBut foEmr now we Care young let us lay in the sun,
And DcounGt every beautiful thing we can see,
LEmove toC be in Dthe armsG ofEm allC I?Dm keeping here with me.
GWhaEmt a curiCous sight we have found here tonight,
There is Dmusic that sounds from the street,
GThere Emare lights in the clouds,
AnnaC?s ghost all around
HeaDr her vGoice as it?s rolling and ringing through me,
SofEmt and sweet
HoCw the nDotes allG beEmnd aCnd Dreach above the trees.
EmNow how CI remember you,
How I would pGush my finDgers through your mouth to make those muscles move
That madeEm your voice so smooth and sweet,
And Cnow we keep where we don?t know
All secreGts sleep in winter clothes
With onDe you loved so long ago now he don?t even know his name.
EmCGD
GWhat a beauEmtiful facCe I haDve found in this place that is circling all round the sun
GWhen Emwe meet on aC cloud I?ll be laughing out loud,
I?lDl be lGaughing with everyone I see,
CEman?t belCieve how stDrange Git Emis tCo bDe aGnything at all.
9.
Through My Tears
Key: EEasyE
Am
D
Guitar 2 plays chords if playing with only 1 guitar simply replace
hammering 10 to 12 on III with an E chord.
(/) Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On
I
II
EAm
III
E
II
EAm
AmWatch the wind blow your cigarette smoke through my Ewindow and out to the sky
AmE
this message seAmnt, drilled into your heart but now the ink will fade before the night is
through my dear
(if applies, second guitar strums chords in the background)
I
Am
II
EAm
I
Am
II
ED
DWhere were you Amwhen the cracks were Eforming
DWhere were Amyou when it all Ecaved in
DYou were Amsleeping safe that Emorning
DHolding inseAmcurities that Eburrow underneath your skin and fade awayAm
AmAll alone - another twisted moment's gone Ethat will never pass this way again
AmAnd through it all I thought there'd be some shred of hope Ebut faith I've found will do
you in
AmAnd all the words that build into a bridge of love between me and you Ewill stumble,
crack and fail to fly
AmE
And noDw my only one, where have you gone are you another heart that i must sing goodbye
my dear
DWhere were you Amwhen the cracks were Eforming
DWhere were Amyou when it all Ecaved in
DYou were Amsleeping safe that Emorning
DHolding inseAmcurities that Eburrow underneath your skin and fade awayAm
AmWatch the wind blow your cigarette smoke through my Ewindow and out to the sky
AmE
this messagAme sent, drilled into your heart but now the ink will fade before the night is
through my dear
10.
Love You More Than Life
Key: AEasyA
E
D
(O violonista atento vai logo perceber que são os acordes de Lá, Mi e Ré dedilhados. O distraído também.)
ALet the world collapse and die
IEt's sinking deeper in your eyes
And DI will sing my sweet surprise
For nAo one.
ALet the world collapse and swallow
EAll the loves you'll hold tomorrow
And DI will shield and I will follow
ANo one.
And I'm Eall screwed up
BuAt I feel all right
SEinkingA deeper all the time
InsEide a hole deeAp in my mind
BDut IE love you, I love you
More than lAife.
ALet the world collapse and fall
It gEave me no, nothing at all.
And DI will shield and I will fault
For nAo one.
ALet it sink and let it shudder
EAll the words that I will utter
In hDopes your love will soon discover
ANo one.
AndE I'm all screwed up
But I fAeel all right
SEinking deeper Aall the time
InsEide a hole deep iAn my mind
But I lDove you, I lEove you
Oh, I lDove you,E yes I love you
OhD, I love you
MEore than lAife
MoEre than life
MoAre than life
MoEre than life
MoAre than life
AEAEA