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Holland 1945

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[Intro]
       CTwo, one, two, three, four
     (muted strumming -----|)
C  G  C  G
[Verse]
CThe only girl I've ever lGoved
CWas born with roses in her Geyes
CBut then they buried her aGlive
One evening DNine-teen-forty-fCive
With just her Dsister at her sGide
And only Dweeks before the gCuns
All came and Drained on everyGone
Now she's a Dlittle boy in SCpain
Playing piDanos filled with fGlames
On empty Drings around the Csun
All sing to Dsay my dream hCas cGome
[Chorus]
But now we must Cpick up every Gpiece
Of this Clife we used to Glove
Just to Ckeep ourselves at Gleast
Enough to carry Don!
[Verse]
CAnd now we ride the circus Gwheel
CWith your dark brother wrapped in Gwhite
CSays it was good to be aGlive
But now he Drides a comet's Cflame
And won't be cDoming back aGgain
The Earth looks Dbetter from a Cstar
That's right aDbove from where you Gare
He didn't mDean to make you Ccry
With sparks that Dring and bullets Gfly
On empty Drings around your Cheart
The world just Dscreams and fCalls aGpart
[Chorus]
But now we must Cpick up every Gpiece
Of the Clife we used to Glove
Just to Ckeep ourselves at lGeast
Enough to carry Don!                
[Verse]
AnGd herAme's wheBmre your Cmother sGleeps
AnGd heAmre Bmis the Croom where your Gbrothers were Dborn
IGn-deAmn-tiBmons Cin the sGheets
Where their GboAmdieBms once mCoved but don't Gmove anyDmore
And it's so Csad to Gsee the Cworld aGgree
That they'd Crather see their Gfaces fill with fDlies
GAll whAmen BmI'd wCant to kGeep white rDoses in their Geyes
C  G  C  D  C  G

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The story behind the song

This song is one of the louder, more upbeat tracks from the album, marked by its overdriven and distorted guitars and a distinct fuzz noise across all instruments. It was one of the last songs written for the album, and its title was decided during the liner notes preparation. The song's intensity and raw sonic texture can make it feel like a powerful, almost cathartic release.

AI-written from these sources:Holland, 1945 — Wikipedia ↗Neutral Milk Hotel — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Holland 1945

by Neutral Milk Hotel

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[Intro]

Two, one, two, three, four

(muted strumming -----|)

C G C G

[Verse]

C G

The only girl I've ever loved

C G

Was born with roses in her eyes

C G

But then they buried her alive

D C

One evening Nine-teen-forty-five

D G

With just her sister at her side

D C

And only weeks before the guns

D G

All came and rained on everyone

D C

Now she's a little boy in Spain

D G

Playing pianos filled with flames

D C

On empty rings around the sun

D C G

All sing to say my dream has come

[Chorus]

C G

But now we must pick up every piece

C G

Of this life we used to love

C G

Just to keep ourselves at least

Enough to carry on!

[Verse]

C G

And now we ride the circus wheel

C G

With your dark brother wrapped in white

C G

Says it was good to be alive

D C

But now he rides a comet's flame

D G

And won't be coming back again

D C

The Earth looks better from a star

D G

That's right above from where you are

D C

He didn't mean to make you cry

D G

With sparks that ring and bullets fly

D C

On empty rings around your heart

D C G

The world just screams and falls apart

[Chorus]

C G

But now we must pick up every piece

C G

Of the life we used to love

C G

Just to keep ourselves at least

Enough to carry on!

[Verse]

G Am Bm C G

And here's where your mother sleeps

G Am Bm C G D

And here is the room where your brothers were born

G Am Bm C G

In-den-tions in the sheets

G Am Bm C G D

Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore

C G C G

And it's so sad to see the world agree

C G D

That they'd rather see their faces fill with flies

G Am Bm C G D G

All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes

C G C D C G

About Holland 1945 Chords by Neutral Milk Hotel

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