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
D C
If you try to sit I'll tax your seat
D
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat
D C D7#9
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|------------------------------|
