Motorway To Roswell

Pixies

Motorway to Roswell

Trompe le Monde (1991)

Tabbed by: SarcasticDevil ([email protected])

Guitar 1: Black Francis (Acoustic)

Guitar 2: Joey Santiago (Electric)

Intro (Guitar 2):

e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------|

B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Verse 1 (Guitar 1):

B C#m

Last night he could not make it

G# C#m

He tried hard but he could not make it

B C#m

Last night he could not make it

Riff 1

B C#m

On a holiday

G#

For many miles

Riff 1

C#m B

Looking for a place to stay

C#m

Near some friendly star

G#

He found this mote

Riff 1

C#m B

And now we wonder where we are

B C#m

How could this so great

G#

Turn so shitty

Riff 1

C#m B

He ended up in army crates

C#m

And photographs in files

G#

His tiny boat

C#m

Sparked as he turned to

B G#

Grazed our city

Chorus:

Riff 4

E G

I started driving on the motorway

Riff 5

B E

I was feeling down

Bridge (Chords G1, Tabs G2):

B C#m G# C#m

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B|-4-----------5---4--------4------------------4----------------------|x2

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 (Guitar 1):

(quiet)

Riff 1

B C#m G# C#m

Last night he could not make it

(loud)

B C#m

Last night he could not make it

G# C#m

He tried hard but he could not make it

B C#m

Last night he could not make

(Repeat Intro)

Verse 3 (Guitar 1):

Riff 2

B C#m

On a holiday

G#

For many miles

Riff 2

C#m B

Looking for a place to stay

C#m

Near some friendly star

G#

He found this mote

Riff 2

C#m B

And now we wonder

C#m

How could this so great

G#

Turn so shit

Riff 2

C#m B

He ended up in army crates

C#m

And photographs in files

G#

His tiny boat

C#m

Sparked as he turned to

Bridge 2 (x2):

Riff 3

B C#m

Last night he could not make it

G# C#m

He tried hard but he could not make it

B C#m

Last night he could not make it

B C#m

On a holiday

End Chorus (x7):

(After 3 or 4 times, just improvise something between Riffs 4 and 5)

Riff 4

E G

He started heading for the motorway

Riff 5

B E

And he came right down

Outro (over piano):

Riff 5 x3

----------------------------------------------------------------------------Guitar 2 (Joe)

Riff 1

B C#m G# C#m

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B|-4-----------5----4--------4------------4---------------------------------|

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D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

B C#m G# C#m

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------4-----------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---4-2-1--------------6-4-2-4---------------------------------------------|

A|-2------------------4-----------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

B C#m G#

e|----------------7---------------------------------------------------------|

B|-7----------9------9-7--9--7----------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4

E G

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-0------------------3-0-0-------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5

B E

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-7b----------7b-7b-7b-----------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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