The Beatles
— Taxman
Verse:
D7 D7#9 D7
Let me
tell you how it will be
D7 D7#9 D7
There`s
one for you nineteen for me
C7 G7#9 D7
`Cos I`m
the taxman Yeah I`m the taxman
Verse:
Should
five percent appear too small
Be
thankful I don`t take it all
`Cos I`m
the taxman Yeah I`m the taxman
Middle:
D
If you
drive a truck I`ll tax the street
C
If you
try to fix it I`ll tax your seat
D
If you
get too cold I`ll tax the heat
C D
If you
take a walk I`ll tax your feet TAXMAN!
Guitar
Solo:
E|---------------------------------------------------10-|
B|--------------------------------6--8--b(9)8--6--------|
G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------7-----|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9p8--9p8--6----------------------------------|
G|--7---------------7--7--5h7p5--6--4h6p4--5--2h4p2-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------10-|
B|-----------------------8--6----6----6-----6--b(9)8--6--------|
G|--2--4--5--7-----7-----------7---7-----7---------------7-----|
D|--------------0-----0----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C G7#9 D
`Cos I`m
the taxman Yeah I`m the taxman
Verse:
Don`t
ask me what I want it for (ah ah, Mr.
Wilson)
If you
don`t want to pay some more (ah ah, Mr.
Heath)
`Cos I`m the taxman Yeah I`m the taxman
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5---------3--5-----5---------3--5---------------------|
D|----------3--h5--------------3--h5-----------5---------3b(4)-|
A|----3------------------3------------------------3--h5--------|
E|------------------------------------------3------------------|
Verse:
Now my
advice for those who die (TAXMAN!)
Declare
the pennies on your eyes (TAXMAN!)
`Cos I`m
the taxman Yeah I`m the taxman
And you`re working for no one but me
F D7
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-/6-----/6-----/6-----/6-------------------------|
G|-----5------5------5------5------7---------5--7--|
(repeat
D|------------------------------------5--h7--------| guitar
A|------------------------------5------------------| solo)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
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Miscellaneous
info:
C7 = (-3231-)
D7 = (-5453-)
D7#9 =
(-5456-) or (----11)
G7#9 =
(35-466)
Riff to
repeat over first two
lines of
third verse
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----7---------5--7-|
D|--------5--h7-------|
A|--5-----------------|
E|--------------------|
Riff to
repeat over first two
lines of
fourth verse
E|--------------------|
B|------------------8-|
G|-----7---------5----|
D|--------5--h7-------|
A|--5-----------------|
E|--------------------|
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