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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 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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--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
