Taxi Taxi chords by 10cc

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: D

Intro:

D Dadd9 D G A D
Bm Em Bm A
G D/F# G A Bm
G D A
G D A
D Dadd9 D G A D

Verse 1:
D
  The hands on the clock seem to stick to the face

But the seconds are turning to minutes
               Bm Em Bm
And minutes to days
A

I try not to look at the grin on its face

But I know that it knows that I gotta get out
          G   D/F# G A
Of this place
Bm
   Time to close the day, time to lock the door

Time to greet the street
                 G  D       A
I'm so happy I'm walking on air
                   G D     A
People staring but I don't care

Chorus:
A     G/A    A     G/A    D     G/A  A
Taxi, call a taxi, yellow taxi, taxi taxi
G/A            F       G/F      F
Don't take the subway, don't go that way
 G/F    F         G/F      F
'Snot a safe way, don't go that way

G     A           G/A        A
Gotta cross town, don't want trouble
G/A    A         G/A    A
Got to get there on the double
G/A       F        G/F     F
She'll be waiting, I'll be running
G/F       F        G/F     F      G/F
She'll be thinking I'm not coming

Post-Chorus:
Bm7                 Gmaj7
    I can't wait to talk to you
Bm7                   Gmaj7
    Tell you what I'd like to do
                    A                  Gmaj7
We'll find a little restaurant (Restaurant)
                      A             Gmaj7
A little vino for the ambiance (Ambiance)
D/F#                              G#dim
In the candlelight we're holding hands

D Dadd9 D G A D

Verse 2:
D
Time always flies when you really don't want it to

The waiters are staring at me
                   Bm      Em Bm
But I've only got eyes for you
A
  Leave us alone we don't wanna go home

Put your chairs on the tables
                                     G   D/F# G A
We can let ourselves out when you've gone
Bm
   Time to take you home, time to say goodnight

We don't wanna part
                     G D A
Let's be together tonight
                     G D
Let's be together tonight

Chorus:
A     G/A    A     G/A    D     G/A  A
Taxi, call a taxi, yellow taxi, taxi taxi
G/A            F       G/F      F
Don't take the subway, don't go that way
 G/F    F         G/F      F
'Snot a safe way, we'll go our way

G     A          G/A     A
Gotta cross town back to my place
G/A      A            G/A       A
Pull the shades down, screw the rat race
G/A    F        G/F  F
We're alone now undercover
G/F      F         G/F      F    G/F
Hang the sign out, don't disturb

Post-Chorus:
Bm7                Gmaj7
    Now I'm really close to you
Bm7                 Gmaj7
    Tell you what I want to do
                      A                          Gmaj7
I wanna take you to a tropical place (Tropical place)
                               A                                Gmaj7
Beneath the stars I'll see the love in your face (Love in your face)
D/F#                                 G#dim
In the pale moonlight we're holding hands
D/A                              A#aug
Following the footprints in the sand
            Bm
It's been a hell of a day in the city
         Cadd9
Now it's time to get away

Outro:
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab

Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7

Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7
Bbadd9 Gm7
(Fade Out)