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tabbed by junpei aiba.

tune down one 
A6D8-A5D7-A4D6-A3D5-A7D9-Em x2
(repeat this twice for the first two verses)
      C                     D                  Em             Am
and i tried to remember how nice it had been a long long time ago
                    Em    Bm                      Em
but i couldn't remember i honestly could not remember
A                       Bm       Em                 Am   
 and a package came for you today from the hunan province
C                D            Em             Am  
 the postmark burning jetblack in the summer sun
C            D                    Em                       Am
 someone was changing someone was changing from the inside out
       Em     Bm        Em
 and i turned around to face you

I typed up a cleaner/more complete version and thought I'd share it.  I got everything from the above tab, except I think the Bm is a B.  
(And by the video on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajuJ82ynjQ), I think the first chord is slightly off, but it sounds alright to me.)
~Dan (daniel dot trombley at gmail dot com)

[Main Riff]
   Eb D   C# C   E  Em
e-------------------0--
B-------------------0--
G-------------------0--
D--8--7---6--5---9--2--
A--6--5---4--3---7--2--
E-------------------0--

[Riff]
when i got home i meant to give you some sweet chrysanthemum
[Riff]
the wind chimes were ringing all wrong and you were standing in the doorway singing along

      C                     D                  Em             Am
and i tried to remember how nice it had been a long long time ago
                    Em    B                       Em
but i couldn't remember i honestly could not remember
A                       B        Em                 Am   
 and a package came for you today from the hunan province
C                D            Em             Am  
 the postmark burning jetblack in the summer sun
    C        D                    Em                       Am
 someone was changing someone was changing from the inside out
       Em        B      Em
 and i turned around to face you

[Riff]
sweet peas in the garden, all in full bloom
[Riff]
and i thought i heard the traces of an old song murmuring in the room

        C                     D     Em             Am
like a half-remembered conversation, i let it slip away
                    Em    B                       Em
but i couldn't remember i honestly could not remember
A                       B        Em                 Am   
 and a package came for you today from the hunan province
C                D            Em             Am  
 the postmark burning jetblack in the summer sun
    C        D                    Em                       Am
 someone was changing someone was changing from the inside out
       Em        B      Em
 and i turned around to face you