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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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