“IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA” by Neutral Milk Hotel

[Intro]
 
G  Em  C  D
 

[Verse 1]
 
G                 Em
What a beautiful face
                       C
I have found in this place
                  D
that is circling all 'round the sun
G                  Em
What a beautiful dream
                          C
that could flash on the screen
                  D                    G
in a blink of an eye and be gone from me
      Em
soft and sweet
         C                 D                G  Em  C  D
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G                 Em
And one day we will die
                       C                  D
and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
G                  Em
but for now we are young
                  C
Let us lay in the sun
                D                     G
and count every beautiful thing we can see
        Em
Love to be
         C             D                 G  Em  C  D
in the arms of all I'm keepin' here with me
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Em  C  G  D
Em  C  G  D  D
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G              Em                       C
What a curious life we have found here tonight
                    D
There is music that sounds from the street
G                       Em
There are lights in the clouds
                   C
*Anna's ghost all around
                       D                           G
Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
      Em
soft and sweet
         C                 D                G  Em  C  D
How the notes all bend and reach above the trees
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Em                        C
     Now how I remember you
                                  G
How I would push my fingers through
                                    D
your mouth to make those muscles move
                                       Em
that made your voice so smooth and sweet
                                  C
But now we keep where we don't know
                                  G
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
                                D
with the one you loved so long ago
                         Em
Now he don't even know his name
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(Em)   C    G    D
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
G                 Em
What a beautiful face
                       C
I have found in this place
                  D
that is circling all 'round the sun
G                     Em
And when we meet on a cloud
                     C
I'll be laughing out loud
                      D           G
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
       Em
Can't believe
    C                   D           G  Em  C  D  G
how strange it is to be anything at all

source: Ben Hargrave