Surfer Rosa Album chords by The Pixies

Chords with lyrics

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             * The Pixies *
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tab. by JeannotLeFou, [email protected]


             BONE MACHINE

D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC G... Through whole song....

Slow bit: D MajorD C majorC FF G+G

Lead Guitar:
e 5555------------
BB 6666----8888----
G+G ----7-5-77777-5-
D MajorD -------7-------7
A augmentedA ----------------
E MajorE ----------------
   bend  bend

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             BREAK MY BODY

Verse:
G+G A#A#  avec un D MajorD parfois

for the chorus the rhythm plays :
A augmentedA   G+G FF  Bb majorBb   G+G   C majorC    A augmentedA
break ..


Lead guitar
intro
G+G              A#A#
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----------------------------------
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-
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G+G              A#A#
----------------------------12-12-12-12-
----------------------------------------
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

play above at end of verses
-12--10----------
-10--10----------
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------

play above pattern through chorus and then

--13-12-10------------------------
------------13-12-10--------------
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----------------------------------
----------------------------------

--13-12-10------------------------
------------13-12-10/9/8/7/6/5-5-5
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----------------------------------
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then play note on 5th fret in similar
way to the pattern on the 8th fret.


At the end of the song play

BB  D MajorD  D#D# x 2

BB  D MajorD  D#D# BB


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              SOMETHING AGAINST YOU

Intro:(Barred chords)
 B/Ebm/G#m/Ebm

Same riff thru the whole song with solo guitar:
e-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- etc...

I ..
I ..
I ..

Break:
F#/F#/E/E/ B/Ebm/G#m/Ebm *2

Here, bass play B/Ebm/G#m/Ebm and lead guitar play
something like:
e ------------------------------
B-11-12-11-11-12-11-11-12-11-11-

I ..
I ..
And ..
I ..

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             BROKEN FACE

I got .
I ..
I ..

A augmentedA
I ..*2

A augmentedA
There ..

Children ..
       A augmentedA
They ..
       C majorC     G+G
They ..

A augmentedA D MajorD   BB    E MajorE   A augmentedA
I ..
   D MajorD     BB      E MajorE  A augmentedA
Where ..
 D MajorD   BB    E MajorE   A augmentedA
I got ..

A augmentedA
I ..
I ..

There ..
In ..
And ...
And ..

I ..
Where ..
I ..

I ..
Uh-hu, ..
I ..

The ..
Speaks ..
But ..
You'd ..

I ..
Where ..
I ..
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               GIGANTIC

main riff (on bass):

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
______________5__5__7__7__2__2__2__2__3__3__5__5____
__3__3__3__3________________________________________


And ..
His ..
What a ..
Walk ..
Into..
With ..
She ..

Feedback sur G+G
Hey ..(3x)


G5G5  D5D5    E5E5    B5B5
Gigantic..
 C5C5    D5D5
A augmentedA ..
Gigantic..
A augmentedA ..

Lovely ..
What ..
What ..
Walk ..
He's ..

Hey ..(3x)

Gigantic..
A augmentedA ..
Gigantic..
A augmentedA ..

Gigantic..
A augmentedA ..
Gigantic..
A augmentedA ..

after the second verse, there is a guitar break that goes:

____________________________________________________|
____________________________________________________|
__0_______0_____1_________________________________._|
__0____0_____2________1_________2______4___5______._|
__2________________2_________3______5_______________|
__3_________________________________________________|

(bass) rest


 G5G5    E5E5  D5D5  |\  four times, then back to chorus main riff
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               RIVER EUPHRATES

Intro:
D/A/A D/A/A D/A/A->e---------------
          -4-4-------------
    		  -4-4-------------
            Bend to 5

F#F#          BB  BB  C majorC
Ride, ride, ride, ...

Pendant couplet,solo:
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-
---------------------
---------------------
F#F#
Stuck ..
BB        C majorC
Out ..
F#F#
From ..

    BB   F#F#    D MajorD   F#F#
Let's ..
E MajorE   A augmentedA
Ride ..

F#F#          BB  BB  C majorC
Ride, ..

Dead ..
One ..
Dead ...

Let's ..
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              WHERE IS MY MIND?

E MajorE C# minorC#m AbmAbm A augmentedA [twice, then add this:]

------------------------------------
----9---9---9---9---9---9-----------
--9---9---9---9---8---8---9--9p8h8--
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------

     E MajorE            C# minorC#m         AbmAbm A augmentedA
With ..
E MajorE        C# minorC#m  AbmAbm    A augmentedA
  Try ..,
E MajorE          C# minorC#m       AbmAbm
 Your ..
      A augmentedA
And ..

E MajorE      C# minorC#m
Where ..
AbmAbm         A augmentedA
  Where ..
E MajorE      C# minorC#m  AbmAbm A augmentedA
Where ..

E MajorE C# minorC#m AbmAbm A augmentedA

E MajorE  AbmAbm    A augmentedA      A minorAm     C#...... BB
Way ..

I was ..
Animals ..
Except ..
But ..
Tryin' ..

[Chorus]
[Repeat first verse]
[Chorus]
[Repeat E MajorE C# minorC#m AbmAbm A augmentedA ad lib to finish]
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                 CACTUS

 E5E5   G5G5   A minorAm C majorC  D MajorD
------------------0---0---2---
------------------1---1---3---
------------------2---0---2---
--2---2---5---5---2---2---0---
--2---4---5---7---0---3-------
--0---0---3---3-------0-------
   ^^^   ^^^
[Blues it up in the first verse by adding these
where appropriate]


E5E5
Sitting ..
   G5G5           E5E5
Just ..
G5G5   E5E5    G5G5   E5E5
Put ..
     A minorAm      C majorC     D MajorD     E5E5
Will ..

I ..
And ..
Run ..
Make ..

I ..
And ..
So ..
Just ..

Sitting ..
Just ..

Bloody ..
Wipe ..

Sitting ..
Just ..

Outro:
-------------------------
----10-----10--8---------
------------------9--7---
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-------------------------
-------------------------
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                TONY'S THEME

This is a song about a superhero named Tony
It's called: Tony's Theme

-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
----------------0-2-0-------0-2-0---0-2-0-------0-2-0---|
--------------2-------2-2-2-------2-------2-2-2-------2-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|

     E minorEm       G+G      A augmentedA   E minorEm    A augmentedA
She ..
E minorEm   G+G     A augmentedA  E minorEm    A augmentedA
Ride ..
E minorEm  G+G    A augmentedA  E minorEm  A augmentedA
I'm ..
E minorEm  G+G     A augmentedA
G-g-g-gimme ..
    E minorEm   A augmentedA
Gimme ..
Oh Tony

To-ny (4x)

I ...
I'm ..
People ..
I'm ..
I ..
I'm ..
I'm ..

D/G/A
This ..
It's ..

I ..
If ..
Some ..
He ..
That's ..
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               OH MY GOLLY

DmDm
Demtro ...
 G+G  DmDm   G+G   DmDm
Oh ..
DmDm
Caminamos ..
 G+G   DmDm   G+G  DmDm
Oh ..
DmDm
Besando..
Oh ..
DmDm       A minorAm   Bb majorBb
Entonces ..
Oh ..

DmDm C majorC      C majorC DmDm
Rosa..
Rosa..

Yo ..
Oh ..!
Bien ..
Oh ..
La ..
Oh ..
Me ..
Oh ..

Rosa..
Rosa..
.
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                 VAMOS


Rhythm guitar

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-2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------
-0--0--0--0--3--3--------------------

ad lib on above throughout entire song except
for chorus which goes :

B minorBm           G+G
That ..

    E MajorE   G+G   A augmentedA   BB
Vamos ..


Lead guitar


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---9--7--11--14>>>(b)15--------------
---9--7--11--14>>>(b)15--------------
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-------------------------------------


---\15--\11--\11--\11--\11-----------
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repeat above 5 times


Chorus
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--9--12--14--16----------------------
--9--12--14--16----------------------
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-------------------------------------
repeat above 4 times??


then
----------------------------------0--
--9--7--11--14>>>(b)15--14--14----0--
--9--7--11--14>>>(b)15----14--14--0--
----------------------------------0--
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
keep notes bent to pitch of fifteenth
until playing open notes.


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              I'M AMAZED

Intro bass:

A-------------------------3-|
E-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|

---------------------------3-|
-----------------------------|
-----0------0------0---------|
-0-4----0-4----0-4----0-4----|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|

E minorEm
The ..
I ..
She ..
And ..

Em(7fret)
I'm .. (4x)

And ..
A augmentedA ..
A augmentedA ..
Might ..


Solo
-----------7-----9-8---------7--------7---------------------------|
-----8-------10------10--------10-------10--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-7-9---7-9---------------7-9------7-9-----------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|

Before ..
I ..
And ..
Too ..

I'm amazed (4x)
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              BRICK IS RED


Intro:

-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----12----12-----|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----12----12-----|
-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12----12----12-|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12----12----12-|
-0-2-0--------------------14----14---|-0-2-0--------------------14----14---|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--8-7-5---------|------------------------12----12------|
-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------8-7-6-5-|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--12----12----12--|
-0-2-0------------------------------|-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-2-0------14----14----|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

----------------------3-3-2-3-3-2-3-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-|---------------------|
-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-0--------------------------------|-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-|
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|

----------------17-15-12---------------------------|
-12-----12----------------15-12--------------10----|
-15b16--15b16-------------------14---12-9-12----12-|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|

                           harm
----------------17-15-12------------------------------*----------|
-12-----12----------------15-12--------------10-------*----10b11-|
-15b16--15b16-------------------14---12-9-12----12-11-*-12-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|


 G+G A augmentedA C majorC   G+G A augmentedA      G+G A augmentedA C majorC   G+G A augmentedA B minorBm
-3--5--8-----3--5------------3--5--8-----3--5--7--|
-3--5--8-----3--5------------3--5--8-----3--5--7--|
-4--6--9-----4--6------------4--6--9-----4--6--7--|
-5--7--10----5--7-----12-----5--7--10----5--7--9--|
-5--7--10----5--7------------5--7--10----5--7--9--|
-3--5--8-----3--5--12~~~-----3--5--8-----3--5--7--|

G+G A augmentedA    G+G
A augmentedA ..
   A augmentedA    G+G
And ..
C majorC  B minorBm
Hang ..

A augmentedA ..
The ..
Hang ..
B minorBm              C majorC
It's ..
It's ..
No Chords
My ..
Just ..

G+G   A augmentedA C majorC
diamond ..
G+G     A augmentedA    B minorBm
The ..

End:             Slide down
-----------------------7-6-7-7-|
-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---8---8-8-|
-0-2-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-----------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

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                CARIBOU

Intro:

e---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B-5-5-4\2-2-0-1-5-5-5-4\2-0-0-5-5-4\2-2-0-1-5-7-8-7-5-
G-------------0-------------1-------------0-----------
D-------------2-------------2-------------2-----------
A-------------3-------------2-------------3-----------
E---------------------------^-------------------------
			  ^whammy down

G+G	C minorCm	G+G	C minorCm

e-3---3---3--------
B-3h4-3h4-3h4---7b6
G-5---5---5--------
D------------------
A------------------
E------------------

G+G   C minorCm    G+G   C minorCm
I ..
G+G   C minorCm	 G+G   C minorCm
Give ..
G+G   C minorCm	G+G   C minorCm
This ..
G+G   C minorCm	G+G   C minorCm
I ..


Chorus:
    G+G  C minorCm  G+G  C minorCm   G+G  C minorCm  G+G  C minorCm
Cari-bou		Cari-bou
    G+G  D#D#  A#A#  BB  C#C#  G+G  D#D#  A#A#  BB  C#C#
Cari-bou
D#D#  BB  C#C#  D#D#  BB  C#C#
 REPENT     REPENT


Give ..
And ..
Nothing ..
What I ..
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           ISLA DE ENCANTA

Through verses: BB   A#A# A augmentedA C majorC

"Isla De Echanta" part: BB E MajorE


Je, ..(2x)
Hay ..
Isla..
Irme hoy (3x)

Donde ..(2x)
No ..
Isla ..
Irme h.. (3x)

Nuestro ..
Cantala ..
Hey ..

Laaaa
Laaa
Patria

Isla ..
Irme .. (3x)


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               ED IS DEAD


G+G             C majorC (for 3 strums)
 Her ...

 A augmentedA       FF  F#F#
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 ------------>>>10--8---------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 Her ..

 G+G                   C majorC (3 strums)
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 ------5---4------------------------------
 -5------------5----3--h5-----------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 She's ...

 A augmentedA            FF  F#F#
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 ------5---4----------->>>10--8-----------
 -5------------5----3---------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------
 It's ..

I'll ..
On ..

Ed ..(4x)

She's ..
With ..
Her ..
She ..
I ...
To ..

Ed ..(4x) .
Ed ..
Ed ..
Ed ..(3x)
E.I.D. (3x)

No, ..

Lead guitar bits are just a high G+G note with a little string bending.
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             HOLIDAY SONG


Intro:
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-1-1-3-3-3-0-0-1-1-1-|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|

------------------------------------------|
-1-0------------------1-0------------0----|
-----2-0---0---0-2--------2-0---0------2--|
---------2---2----------------2---2-------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|

the chords for the verse go:
A augmentedA       C majorC     FF   C majorC    A augmentedA   C majorC      FF   C majorC
well ..
A augmentedA     C majorC    FF     C majorC    A augmentedA  FF  C majorC    FF
about ..

chorus:
G+G       FF    A augmentedA C majorC  FF C majorC
this ..
G+G       FF
but ..

D MajorD  f# g a g f#
here ..

verse

chorus

verse

This ..
But ..
Here ..
This ..
But ..
Here ..
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             NIMROD'S SON

Intro:
C#C#  G#G# G+G F#F# F#/E [repeats]

[Solo starting third measure]
-----11s12-------12-------12--------------------------------------
-s13---------s13------s13-----------------------------------------
-s13---------s13------s13------12b(13)r12-11---------13>>>>-------
---------------------------------------------14-11---11>>>>-------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

[Continue intro chords]

One ..
through ..
And ..
All ..
My ..
and ..

[Tacet]
'You ..
one ..

 F#F#
I ..
 G+G                C#C# G#G# G+G F#F# F#/E
In ..
F#F#
Land ..
G+G                C#C# G#G# G+G F#F# F#/E  C#C# G#G# G+G F#F# F#/E
To ..

BB     A augmentedA      G+G
 Oh ..
   F#F#
Bury me

[Repeat this]
--------------------
--------------------
--6-7s4-6--6-7s4-6--
--------------------
--------------------
--------------------
[And then add the chords:]
C#C# D MajorD BB C#C# C#C# D MajorD BB C#C#

The ..


In ..
I ..
And ..
all ..
My ..
Yes ..
'You ..
One ...

Now ..
My ..
My ..
My ..
Land ..
To ..

Oh ..
Bury ..

The ...
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               I'VE BEEN TIRED

Intro bass: G/A/C

Rythm guitar: G+G

One ...
......
"Don't .."


G+G     A augmentedA   C majorC     G+G
I've ..
A augmentedA     C majorC   G+G     A augmentedA
I've ..
C majorC     G+G   A augmentedA     C majorC
I've ..

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-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

I ...
.....
But that's...


I've ...(6x)
e-------12------------12----|
B-12-13----12---12-13----12-|
G---------------------------|

I've ...(9x)
T-i-r-e-d ..
Spells ..
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               LEVITATE ME


Intro: E MajorE

Give ..
Give ..
You ..

Then ..
Off ..
Levitate ..

Higher ..
G# minorG#m   A augmentedA
Levitate ..

Elevator .. (4x)
 E MajorE  G# minorG#m   A augmentedA
Lady ..
B(7fret)
If ..(3x)
B(2fret)
If ..
      C majorC     BB   E MajorE
Won't ..(4x)

Solo guitar:
----------------------------8---7--0-|
----------------------------8---7--0-|
-9-9-9-8------9-9-9-8-------9---8--1-|
---------11-9---------11-9--10--9--2-|
----------------------------10--9--2-|
----------------------------8---7--0-|


Shaky ..
Levitate ..

Come ..
You ..
Levitate ..

Higer ..
He ..

Elevator (3x)
Lady
Elevator ..
Lady..

If ..(3x)
If ..
Won't ..(5x)
Me, me, me, me, ...
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