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Letter to Memphis

Pixies
Tab
★4.5(11)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Call this Rhythm Figure 1

C#m A A E Abm E

--------4--5--5--7--------4----7---|
--------5--5--5--9--------4----9---|
---8-9--6--6--6--9--8-9-8-4----9---|
-6------6--7--7--9--------6----9---|
--------4--7--7--7--------6----7---|
-----------5--5-----------4--------|

C#m A A E Abm A B

--------4--5--5--7----------4-------0------2-------|
--------5--5--5--9----------4-------2------4-------|
-8-9-8--6--6--6--9----8-9---4-------2------4-------|
--------6--7--7--9--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 day since I met her

i can't believe it's true

she came here from memphis

across the ocean

sailing and i saw her and i pleaded

why do you come so far and she said

C#m E

trying to get to you

C#m E

how i tried to get to you

C#m E

trying to get to you

Rhythm Figure 2

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------------------|
------------------|
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--9--7-----11-9---|
--5--5-----7--7---|

i'm sending a letter

i'll send it right to you

i'll send it to memphis

i know that someday

everything i needed and i wanted

used to be that in my head was haunted

with Rhythm Figure 1

and all these sirens they make me mad

and all this violence it brings me down

i feel strong

i feel lucky

trying to get to you

said i'm going to get to you

trying to get to you

Close:

[Rhythm Figure 2] E

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