Pixies - Velouria


Band: Pixies
Song: Velouria
Album: Bossanova (1990)
Guitarist: Black Frank
           Joey Santiago



Intro:  F F#  Bb B (4X)  F

Lead (starting the 3rd time):
  F       F#      Bb  B       F       F#      Bb  B       F
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[Verse]
           Riff1             Riff2
Bbm       F#   Eb            B
  Hold my head  We'll trampoline
                    Riff3                   Riff4
F#                  Bbm   F#              Eb    B            F#
Finally through the roof  On to somewhere near    And far in time

 Riff1          Riff2          Riff3          Riff4
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Bbm     F# Eb        B
  Velouria  Her covering
F#           Bbm  F#             Eb    B         F#
Traveling career  She can really move    Oh velveteen

[Chorus]
F     F#     Bb    B      F    F      F#       Bb    B
My Velouria  My Velouria  Even I'll adore you  My Velouria
F    F      F#       Bb    B
Even I'll adore you  My Velouria a  a a a a a a a

[Verse 2]
Bbm      F# Eb              B
  Say to me  Where have you been
F#                   Bbm   F#
Finally through the roof
    Eb             B             F#
And how does Lemur skin  Reflect the sea
B                                      B
We will wade in the shine of the ever  We will wade in the shine of the ever
B                                         B     D
We will wade in the tides of the summer   Every summer  Every

[Chorus 2]
F     F#     Bb    B      *F F F#   Bb B   F
My Velouria  My Velouria

*Lead
  F       F#      Bb  B       F
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[Verse 3]
Bbm      F#    Eb            B
  Forevergreen  I know she's here
   F#      Bbm  F#            Eb  B            F#
In California   I can see the tears   Of shastasheen

[Final Chorus]
F    F#      Bb    B      F    F      F#       Bb    B
My Velouria  My Velouria  Even I'll adore you  My Velouria
F    F      F#       Bb    B      F    F      F#       Bb    B
Even I'll adore you  My Velouria  Even I'll adore you  My Velouria

F F#  Bb B (4X)