Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Eb
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
N.C.
Baby, I am sorry I ain't got no love to make
N.C.
'Cause the way that taxman screws me
N.C.
I get more than I can take
N.C.
I get the shaft just a little bit harder every single day
N.C.
I'm really sorry babe I have to sa-ay:
N.C.
The taxman even took my love away
[Interlude]
C F G C
Verse 1:
C G
A fifty percent of my fifty percent
C F
And I wonder where the money went
C G C G
And the worries keep on prayin' on my mind
C G
It makes my heart just a little bit heavy
C F
When a suit rolls up in a brand new chevy sayin'
C G C G
"son, you' are a little bit behind
Verse 2:
C G
Now you'd better pay or I'm takin' your jeep
C F
And your thousand guns will be mine to keep
C G C G
And I might just make your house my ownin' Place"
C G
You know, I keep on workin' as hard as I can
C F
And I take a look at these callin' signs
C G C G
And I love to plan a fist right in his face
[Chords]
C G F G C
Baby, I am sorry I ain't got no love to make
G
'Cause the way that taxman screws me
F G
I get more than I can take
C G F C
I get the shaft just a little bit harder every single day
G F C
I'm really sorry babe I have to say:
N.C. G C
The taxman even took my love away
[Instrumental]
F G C G A
Verse 3:
C G
Now, I don't mind paying if I pay for somethin' good
C F
But the bad guys took over the neighbourhood
C G C G
And the kids in the school can hardly read or write
C G C F
The old folks die in misery and health care is a mystery
C G C G
And tax reductions is way out of our sights
Verse 4:
C G C
For the money goes to EURO craps to politicians
F C G C G
And office rats who sit and call the shots for me and you
C G
We're closing down what they should not
C F
And they all can raise their way to SAP
C G C G
When the taxman does what he sure loves to do
[Chords]
C G F G C
Baby, I am sorry I ain't got no love to make
G
'Cause the way that taxman screws me
F G
I get more than I can take
C G F C
I get the shaft just a little bit harder every single day
G F C
I'm really sorry babe I have to say:
N.C. G C
The taxman even took my love away
[Solo]
F C F G
[Chords]
N.C.
Baby, I am sorry I ain't got no love to make
N.C.
'Cause the way that taxman screws me
N.C.
I get more than I can take
C G F C
I get the shaft just a little bit harder every single day
G F C
I'm really sorry babe I have to say:
N.C. G C
The taxman even took my love away
Outro:
D A G D
Baby, I am sorry I ain't got no love to make
A
'Cause the way that taxman screws me
G A
I get more than I can take
D A G D
I get the shaft just a little bit harder every single day
A G
I'm really sorry babe I have to say:
D A G
The taxman even took my love away
D A D
Well, damn you mister taxman, I ain't gon' pay!
Song History
Published: March 22, 2026
Last Updated: March 22, 2026