Bam Thwok tab by The Pixies

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BAM THWOK

Intro:
D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD
I can hear the buzz of modulations of the universe
But you're the first to make me feel it
F#F#       D MajorD
It's only joy I ache

Chorus 1:
A augmentedA      C majorC          D MajorD
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
A augmentedA      C majorC
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka

D MajorD

Verse 2:
D MajorD
Bosses and Offices on Automatic Drip
                                 F#F#
They got the keys to the city but we got a lot of shakin' in our hips
         D MajorD
Oh you know me I love the universe

I love all the listeners
Watch it!
                F#F#
Here's 50,000 watts of goodwill!
        D MajorD
It's only joy I ache

Chorus 2:
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
A augmentedA      C majorC         E MajorE
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka

(organ thingy)

FF        C7C7
FF

Verse 3:
I can hear the buzzing modulations of the universe
But you're the first to make me feel it
I love all the universe, I love all the listeners
*Watch it! Here's 50,000 watts of goodwill!

*
d|---77---77---77---77--|
a|------5----5----5-----|
e|-55----5----5----5----|  palm muted

Chorus 3:
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka, Bam Thwok
Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka

Now the leads.

Intro:

e|-------------------------10--10-|alternate between these notes but slowly
b|------------------13b15---b15---|release the bend back to 13
g|--10b11----12-11----------------|
d|--------12----------------------|
a|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|

First Verse:
e|-------------------------|
b|-----------7~------------|
g|-----9~--7~----7~-----7~-|
d|--7~--------------9~--7~-|
a|----------------------5~-|
e|-------------------------|

First Chorus:
e|-----------------|----------------|-----
b|---------10ssss7-|---------7ssss3-|-----
g|-----5-----------|-----5----------|-7---
d|-7---5-----------|-7---5----------|-7---
a|-7---3-----------|-7---3----------|-5---
e|-5---------------|-5--------------|-----

Second Verse:
e|-------------------9------|
b|-----------7-------12b14--| (only get to the 14 at the end)
g|-----9--7----7------------|
d|--7------------9----------|
a|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------|

e|----------------------|
b|---------7------------|
g|----9--7---7----------|
d|-7------------9b11s18-|
a|----------------------|
e|----------------------|

Second Chorus:
e|--------------|-------------|-------10----10101010|-----------|
b|-------10sss7-|-------9sss3-|-------13b15---------|-----------|
g|----5---------|----5--------|----5----------------|----5------|
d|-7--5---------|-7--5--------|-7--5----------------|-7--5--2~--|
a|-7--3---------|-7--3--------|-7--3----------------|-7--3--2~--|
e|-5------------|-5-----------|-5-------------------|-5-----0~--|

Third Verse:
e|-10----10-----repeat-till-the-end-of-the-bar-|
b|-13b15-13b15---------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|

Third Chorus:
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
b|-----------------------|---------------------------|
g|----5------------------|----5----------------------|
d|-7--5------------------|-7--5---11b12-121212121212-|
a|-7--3----3-6-6---3-6-6-|-7--3----------------------|
e|-5---------------------|-5-------------------------|

e|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|----|
b|-------7-----|-------10ssss7-|------10ssss7-|-----------|----|
g|----5--9b11--|----5----------|----5---------|----5--7777|7---|
d|-7--5--------|-7--5----------|-7--5---------|-7--5--7777|7---|
a|-7--3--------|-7--3----------|-7--3---------|-7--3--5555|5---|
e|-5-----------|-5-------------|-5------------|-5---------|----|

Alright that's it. It's a bit hard to tab but I tried.
Hope the next album is good.
Cheers.

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