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Motorway To Roswell by Pixies
Motorway To Roswell
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------5----4--------4------------4---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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