Motorway To Roswell chords by The Pixies

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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