Motorway To Roswell chords by 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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