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xies -- NIMROD'S SON
(From the 'Come On Pilgram' album)
Still not sure what this one means (of course, that goes for
most every Pixies song) but you could certainly guess that
Black Francis isn't too crazy about his parents. And of course
I've murdered the lyrics again.
Some chords you will need:
C# G# G F# F#/E A B D
--4---4---3---2----2----5--2--5--
--6---4---3---2----2----5--4--7--
--6---5---4---3----3----6--4--7--
--6---6---5---4----4----7--4--7--
--4---6---5---4----4----7--2--5--
------4---3---2----0----5--------
s=slide b=bend r=release
=======================================================
[Intro chords:]
C# G# G 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 ...
<something something> sped
And ..
All ..
My ..
and ..
[Tacet]
'You ..
one ..
F#
I ..
G C# G# G F# F#/E
The ..
F#
Land ..
G C# G# G F# F#/E C# G# G F# F#/E
To ..
B A G
Oh ..
F#
Bury ..
[Repeat this]
--------------------
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--6-7s4-6--6-7s4-6--
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--------------------
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[And then add the chords:]
C# D B C# C# D B C#
The ..
In ..
I ..
And ..
and ..
My ..
Yes ..
'You ..
One ..
Now ..
My <..
My ..
My ..
Land .
To ..
Oh ..
Bury ..
The ..
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