Break My Body - Pixies

transcribed by Adam Farmer

Corrections very welcome.

Rhythm guitar

plays barre chords throughout, it's not very
prominent on the record. during verse there's
the odd strum on a G chord with a few A# chords
thrown in when the lead guitar moves up a fret.
Also when the bass guitar plays that short funky
section there's a D chord behind it.

for the chorus the rhythm plays :


A     G  F    Bb      G     C       A

break my body hold my bones hold my bones


Lead guitar


intro
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-
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play above throught verses


----------------------------12-12-12-12-
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--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------
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play above at end of verses


-12--10----------
-10--10----------
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play above pattern through chorus and then

--13-12-10------------------------
------------13-12-10-------------- ?
:F7
 
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--13-12-10------------------------
------------13-12-10/9/8/7/6/5-5-5
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then play note on 5th fret in similar
way to the pattern on the 8th fret.


At the end of the song play

B   D   D#  x 2

B   D   D#  B


Lyrics :

I'm a hard loser
You'll find me crashing through my mother's door
I am the ugly lover
You'll find us crawling on the dirty floor

Break my body, hold my bones, hold my bones   x 3

I'm a belly dancer
I'll shake forever and I'll never care
I'm a building jumper
Roof to roof you see me flying in the air

Break my body, hold my bones, hold my bones   x 3

Somebody got hurt
Somebody got hurt
Somebody got her