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Taxman

George Harrison
Album: Revolver


Chords used:
       {eADGBE}
C7      x3231x
D7      x5453x
D7#9    x5456x    or     xxxx11
G7#9    35x466
D       xx0232
C       x32010




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:

-|---------------------------------------------------10--
-|--------------------------------6--8--b(9)8--6---------
-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------7------
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------


-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-----9p8--9p8--6---------------------------------------
-|--7---------------7--7--5h7p5--6--4h6p4--5--2h4p2------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------


-|------------------------------------------------------------10-
-|-----------------------8--6-----6-----6-----6--b(9)8--6--------
-|--2--4--5--7-----7-----------7-----7-----7---------------7-----
-|--------------0-----0------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------


               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
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------5---------3--5-----5---------3-5------------------
-|--------------------3--h5--------------3--h5---------5-------3b(4)-
-|--------------3------------------3---------------------3--h5-------
-|---------------------------------------------------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
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------/6-----/6-----/6-----/6-------------------------
-|---------------5------5------5------5------7---------5--7--  (repeat
-|----------------------------------------------5--h7--------   guitar
-|----------------------------------------5------------------    solo)
-|-----------------------------------------------------------





Riff to repeat over first two lines of third verse

-|------------------------------
-|------------------------------
-|-----7---------5--7-----------
-|--------5--h7-----------------
-|--5---------------------------
-|------------------------------

Riff to repeat over first two lines of fourth verse

-|------------------------------
-|------------------8-----------
-|-----7---------5--------------
-|--------5--h7-----------------
-|--5---------------------------
-|------------------------------

© Colin Hawkes