Hang Wire — Pixies (Bossanova)
transcribed by Jere Klami
intro x 2
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7—5—3—5—8—7—7—5—3—5—8—7-
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verse
Em B C G B C E B C G B C
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they’re going higher…
chorus x 2
Em B C BAG B C D
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Hang wire…
Then comes verse again added with lead guitar, something like this on the d
string:
d9-9-9101010-9-9-9-9—9-9-9-10—-9—9-9-9—9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9——
Em B C G B C Em B C G B C
Chorus
Em B C
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Every morning and everyday, I’ll bossanova with ya
Verse (instrumental), added with the same kind of lead guitar as intro
Verse with the same d-string lead guitar as above
Chorus x 3, with lead guitar:
e ————15-12-10-15—9-10—15-12-10-15-12-10-
Em B C G B C
And then, an instrumental part
e 19—14—20—15—11—12—- this is played once with the normal chords
b —————————— (Em B C G B C)
and then twice with new chords:
(Em B C G B C) B G C G D#m Em
(B G C G D#m Em)
outro: Em C B G Em
Words :
They’re going higher
Wind is whistling on the barbs
Your head’s a hammer
Hang Wire x 3
(Meet you at the) Hang Wire
That man is a liar
The day is like a warm night
Salt rusts the cold line
Hang Wire x 3
(Meet you at the) Hang Wire
Every morning and every day
I’ll bossanova with ya
If there were a fire
Can we scratch beneath it
Hang Wire x 3
(Meet you at the) Hang Wire
