Alvin Row chords by Animal Collective

Chords with lyrics

CAPO I

*drum crashes/screeching synth*
Baby love me now that you are born
Oh! Baby!


C majorC      B minorBm       E minorEm
Baby in your cradle look at me
FF       E minorEm			  G+G
Baby speak in rhythms now you're three
C majorC        B minorBm          E minorEm
Ride your German Shepherd 'till you're five
FF       E minorEm  G+G
Baby think the TV is alive
C majorC       B minorBm        E minorEm
Baby spend the night out you're thirteen
FF       E minorEm        G+G
Bending for a wish your candles leaned
C majorC     B minorBm          E minorEm
Baby bang erasers and wash the board,
FF      E minorEm         G+G
Think just yesterday you wore a sword
C majorC           B minorBm     E minorEm
Watch your new years evening wash away
E minorEm
You're on the floor,
    N.C.
can you hear me troubadour?

     DmDm
Al - vin row
E minorEm			 	  DmDm
Tangled in your broken kite
DmDm			          E minorEm
It's hard to be Ben Franklin but,
				  DmDm
Try staying against the light
E minorEm					DmDm
Old clapper you can step inside
      DmDm            (Dm/E) C minorCm
Accustomed to the rust your silver child
C minorCm            DmDm
Alvin Row, we're glad to see that you can't fake it
C minorCm            DmDm
White corn grow on every side
 					 D#D#        DmDm    A augmentedA
But you can't take it, the yellow wardrobes suits you fine
D#D#        DmDm   G+G
Alvin, are these visions mine?
FF             E minorEm
Let them do your makeup, I know...

   DmDm
Alvin Row!
E minorEm 					DmDm
Half of them are on your side
DmDm				  E minorEm					DmDm
The other figments all are being completely unselfish
E minorEm				     DmDm
And all behind the right man here
DmDm 					(Dm/E)   C minorCm
My mind is not unkind it's just not open
C minorCm				   DmDm
Alvin Row, I watched the mime cryin' his winches
C minorCm						DmDm  Dm/C    Bb majorBb
Brown black bag, we'll let you be until you'll fade
Am, DmDm
Am, DmDm
Am, DmDm
Am, DmDm
now, fade, now fade...
FF
Tired of reaching for the lampshade
Baby reading, baby love me
FF		 DmDm
Ruuuuuuuun! Ruuuuuuuuun!
FF		 DmDm
Ruuuuuuuun! Ruuuuuuuuun!
FF		 DmDm
Ruuuuuuuun! Ruuuuuuuuun!
FF		 DmDm
Ruuuuuuuun! Ruuuuuuuuun!

FF
I told the baker's daughter that I didn't want the water
DmDm
She only likes it when I beg, so I expect she's waiting
FF
I told the baker's daughter that I didn't want their water
DmDm
She only likes it when I beg, so I expect she's waiting
FF
Row, Alvin Row, Alvin Row, Alvin Row
Oh Alvin.

*build up*

Dm, FF
(repeat for these four verses)

I remember the day that I walked away from this empty flight
Cause the demons are really the ones when there's nothing on
Would slip by when I'm silent I have to let so many people down
But the bell from the ice cream man comes to save the day

The winter comes we do not wander, I belong
The chocolate shakes, the sun awakes, I play ping pong
The autumn clouds distort and crowd the petal lawn
I pulled the glass it dripped too fast for second dawn

Since we passed through the maze as we unlock the stage of my other ride
I remember the shining, the spot on the day she played
Though I never knew Moses I know many noses with thoughts like me
Take a drive to the Jacksonville pharmacy and pretend

But a new apartment and a heart don't make me old
This is spinal rage and lit a page and I've been told
But I'm walking on a wire with eight other eyes
Be sure to play the best of you eight other sides

  DmDm 		  Bb majorBb
Oh I'll stay shy, you stay shy
   FF
Dear Alvin
Dmdim      Bb majorBb
I'll say bye, you say bye
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm		  Bb majorBb
I'll say go, you say go
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm       Bb majorBb
I'll sing Row, you sing Row
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm			Bb majorBb
I'll stay shy, you stay shy
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm      Bb majorBb
I'll say bye, you say bye
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm      Bb majorBb
I'll say go, you say go
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm       Bb majorBb
I'll sing Row, you sing Row
   FF
Dear Alvin
DmDm      Bb majorBb
I'll say go, you say go
   FF
Dear Alvin


Well that's funny! My voice didn't come back to me!
I'll try it again:
Hello? Hello? Oh my goodness!
Now my singing voice has gone!
my singing voice has gone!
my singing voice has gone!
my singing voice has gone!