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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Chords

Neutral Milk Hotel Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Lo-Fi Folk (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Play with raw passion and abandon. Jeff Mangum’s style is intentionally rough and emotional — this isn’t about precision, it’s about feeling everything deeply.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen

C D

In the blink of an eye and be gone from me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D

Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Verse 2

G Em

And one day we will die and our ashes will fly

C D

From the aeroplane over the sea

G Em

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun

C D

And count every beautiful thing we can see

G Em C D

Love to be in the arms of all I’m keeping here with me

Chorus

G Em

What a curious life we have found here tonight

C D

There is music that sounds from the street

G Em

There are lights in the clouds, Anna’s ghost all around

C D

Hear her voice as it’s rolling and ringing through me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D G

How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Verse 3

G

Now how I remember you

Em C

How I would push my fingers through your mouth

D

To make those muscles move

G

That made your voice so smooth and sweet

Em

And now we keep where we don’t know

C D

All secrets sleep in winter clothes

G

With one you loved so long ago

Em C D

Now he don’t even know his name

Outro

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

And when we meet on a cloud, I’ll be laughing out loud

C D

I’ll be laughing with everyone I see

G Em C DG

Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Practice tip: Four chords (G, Em, C, D) throughout. The beauty is in the raw, passionate delivery. Don’t worry about being technically perfect — Jeff Mangum never did. Feel every word and chord.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Lo-Fi Folk (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Play with raw passion and abandon. Jeff Mangum’s style is intentionally rough and emotional — this isn’t about precision, it’s about feeling everything deeply.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen

C D

In the blink of an eye and be gone from me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D

Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Verse 2

G Em

And one day we will die and our ashes will fly

C D

From the aeroplane over the sea

G Em

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun

C D

And count every beautiful thing we can see

G Em C D

Love to be in the arms of all I’m keeping here with me

Chorus

G Em

What a curious life we have found here tonight

C D

There is music that sounds from the street

G Em

There are lights in the clouds, Anna’s ghost all around

C D

Hear her voice as it’s rolling and ringing through me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D G

How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Verse 3

G

Now how I remember you

Em C

How I would push my fingers through your mouth

D

To make those muscles move

G

That made your voice so smooth and sweet

Em

And now we keep where we don’t know

C D

All secrets sleep in winter clothes

G

With one you loved so long ago

Em C D

Now he don’t even know his name

Outro

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

And when we meet on a cloud, I’ll be laughing out loud

C D

I’ll be laughing with everyone I see

G Em C DG

Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Practice tip: Four chords (G, Em, C, D) throughout. The beauty is in the raw, passionate delivery. Don’t worry about being technically perfect — Jeff Mangum never did. Feel every word and chord.

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Lo-Fi Folk (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play with raw passion and abandon. Jeff Mangum’s style is intentionally rough and emotional — this isn’t about precision, it’s about feeling everything deeply.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen

C D

In the blink of an eye and be gone from me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D

Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Verse 2

G Em

And one day we will die and our ashes will fly

C D

From the aeroplane over the sea

G Em

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun

C D

And count every beautiful thing we can see

G Em C D

Love to be in the arms of all I’m keeping here with me

Chorus

G Em

What a curious life we have found here tonight

C D

There is music that sounds from the street

G Em

There are lights in the clouds, Anna’s ghost all around

C D

Hear her voice as it’s rolling and ringing through me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D G

How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Verse 3

G

Now how I remember you

Em C

How I would push my fingers through your mouth

D

To make those muscles move

G

That made your voice so smooth and sweet

Em

And now we keep where we don’t know

C D

All secrets sleep in winter clothes

G

With one you loved so long ago

Em C D

Now he don’t even know his name

Outro

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

And when we meet on a cloud, I’ll be laughing out loud

C D

I’ll be laughing with everyone I see

G Em C DG

Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Practice tip: Four chords (G, Em, C, D) throughout. The beauty is in the raw, passionate delivery. Don’t worry about being technically perfect — Jeff Mangum never did. Feel every word and chord.

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Lo-Fi Folk (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play with raw passion and abandon. Jeff Mangum’s style is intentionally rough and emotional — this isn’t about precision, it’s about feeling everything deeply.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen

C D

In the blink of an eye and be gone from me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D

Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Verse 2

G Em

And one day we will die and our ashes will fly

C D

From the aeroplane over the sea

G Em

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun

C D

And count every beautiful thing we can see

G Em C D

Love to be in the arms of all I’m keeping here with me

Chorus

G Em

What a curious life we have found here tonight

C D

There is music that sounds from the street

G Em

There are lights in the clouds, Anna’s ghost all around

C D

Hear her voice as it’s rolling and ringing through me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D G

How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Verse 3

G

Now how I remember you

Em C

How I would push my fingers through your mouth

D

To make those muscles move

G

That made your voice so smooth and sweet

Em

And now we keep where we don’t know

C D

All secrets sleep in winter clothes

G

With one you loved so long ago

Em C D

Now he don’t even know his name

Outro

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

And when we meet on a cloud, I’ll be laughing out loud

C D

I’ll be laughing with everyone I see

G Em C DG

Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Practice tip: Four chords (G, Em, C, D) throughout. The beauty is in the raw, passionate delivery. Don’t worry about being technically perfect — Jeff Mangum never did. Feel every word and chord.

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Lo-Fi Folk (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play with raw passion and abandon. Jeff Mangum’s style is intentionally rough and emotional — this isn’t about precision, it’s about feeling everything deeply.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen

C D

In the blink of an eye and be gone from me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D

Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Verse 2

G Em

And one day we will die and our ashes will fly

C D

From the aeroplane over the sea

G Em

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun

C D

And count every beautiful thing we can see

G Em C D

Love to be in the arms of all I’m keeping here with me

Chorus

G Em

What a curious life we have found here tonight

C D

There is music that sounds from the street

G Em

There are lights in the clouds, Anna’s ghost all around

C D

Hear her voice as it’s rolling and ringing through me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D G

How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Verse 3

G

Now how I remember you

Em C

How I would push my fingers through your mouth

D

To make those muscles move

G

That made your voice so smooth and sweet

Em

And now we keep where we don’t know

C D

All secrets sleep in winter clothes

G

With one you loved so long ago

Em C D

Now he don’t even know his name

Outro

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

And when we meet on a cloud, I’ll be laughing out loud

C D

I’ll be laughing with everyone I see

G Em C DG

Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Practice tip: Four chords (G, Em, C, D) throughout. The beauty is in the raw, passionate delivery. Don’t worry about being technically perfect — Jeff Mangum never did. Feel every word and chord.

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · Em · C · D

Neutral Milk Hotel’s indie-folk masterpiece — a surreal, emotional experience. Intermediate difficulty in the key of G.

Lo-Fi Folk (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Play with raw passion and abandon. Jeff Mangum’s style is intentionally rough and emotional — this isn’t about precision, it’s about feeling everything deeply.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

What a beautiful dream that could flash on the screen

C D

In the blink of an eye and be gone from me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D

Let me hold it close and keep it here with me, me

Verse 2

G Em

And one day we will die and our ashes will fly

C D

From the aeroplane over the sea

G Em

But for now we are young, let us lay in the sun

C D

And count every beautiful thing we can see

G Em C D

Love to be in the arms of all I’m keeping here with me

Chorus

G Em

What a curious life we have found here tonight

C D

There is music that sounds from the street

G Em

There are lights in the clouds, Anna’s ghost all around

C D

Hear her voice as it’s rolling and ringing through me

G

Soft and sweet

Em C D G

How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Verse 3

G

Now how I remember you

Em C

How I would push my fingers through your mouth

D

To make those muscles move

G

That made your voice so smooth and sweet

Em

And now we keep where we don’t know

C D

All secrets sleep in winter clothes

G

With one you loved so long ago

Em C D

Now he don’t even know his name

Outro

G Em

What a beautiful face I have found in this place

C D

That is circling all round the sun

G Em

And when we meet on a cloud, I’ll be laughing out loud

C D

I’ll be laughing with everyone I see

G Em C DG

Can’t believe how strange it is to be anything at all

Practice tip: Four chords (G, Em, C, D) throughout. The beauty is in the raw, passionate delivery. Don’t worry about being technically perfect — Jeff Mangum never did. Feel every word and chord.