King of Carrot Flowers Part 1 by Neutral Milk Hotel

G, C, G, D, C x2


G
When you were young
D              C       G
You were the king of carrot flowers
D                    C     D
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
C                   G
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet

G C G D C

G                                       D            C        G
And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder
D              C      D
And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor
C                       G
As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for

G, C, G, D, C

G
And this is the room
D                   C        G
One afternoon I knew I could love you
D              C    D
And from above you how I sank into your soul
C              G
Into that secret place where no one dares to go

G, C, G, D, C

G                                      D          C        G
And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking
D                 C   D
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die
C               G
Each one a little more than he could dare to try

G, C, G, D, G