Letter To Memphis chords by Pixies

THE PIXIES
'Letter to Memphis'
>From 'Trompe Le Monde'
Transcribed by Mark Schnitzius (schnitzi@east.isx.com)


Tune your guitar down a half step to play this one.  You'll
need to hit the low E chord.
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E  C#m  A     E  C#m  A    E  C#m  A


[Call this Rhythm Figure 1]

       C#m A  A	 E	 Abm   E
--------4--5--5--5--------4----5---
--------5--5--5--7--------4----7---
---8-9--6--6--6--7--8-9-8-4----7---
-6------6--7--7--7--------6----7---
--------4--7--7--5--------6----5---
-----------5--5-----------4--------

       C#m A  A	 E	   Abm      A      B
--------4--5--5--7----------4-------0------2-------
--------5--5--5--5----------4-------2------4-------
-8-9-8--6--6--6--5----8-9---4-------2------4-------
--------6--7--7--5--6-------6-------2------4-------
--------4--7--7--7----------6-------0------2-------
-----------5--5-------------4----------------------

[End Rhythm Figure 1]

 E?             E  C#m	/B  C#m	 A?	   A  A?        A
--------------------4-------------------------------------
--------------------5-------------------------------------
-9--9--9--9--9--9---6-------------------------------------
-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-
---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-

 E?             E  C#m	/B  C#m	 A?	   A  F#m
--------------------4--------------------------2----------
--------------------5--------------------------2----------
-9--9--9--9--9--9---6--------------------------2----------
-11-11-11-11-11-9---6------------7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------
-7--7--7--7--7--7---4------------9-9-9-9-9-7---4----------
---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5---2----------



the ..
i ..
she ..
across ..

sailing ..
why ..

C#m              E
trying ..
C#m                   E
how ..
C#m              E
trying ..

[Rhythm Figure 2]
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--9--7-----11-9---
--5--5-----7--7---


i'm ..
i'll ..
i'll ..
i ..

everything ..
used ..

[with Rhythm Figure 1]
and ..
and ..
i ..
i ..


trying ..
said ..
trying ..

[Close:]
[Rhythm Figure 2]  E