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Taxi by Harry Chapin

Taxi tab by Harry Chapin

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Taxi
(Harry Chapin)


    C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm

-|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|
-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|
-|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

    C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm

-|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|
-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|
-|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
         It was raining hard   ...

    C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm

-|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|
-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|
-|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
  one more fair to make my ...


    C majorC    G minorGm     Bb majorBb  G#G#     C majorC    G minorGm

-|-----0---------3---|-----1---------4---|-----0---------3---|
-|---1---1---3-----3-|-3-----3--4------4-|---1---1---3-----3-|
-|-------------3-----|---3--------5------|-------------3-----|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-1-----------------|-3-----------------|
-|-------------------|----------4--------|-------------------|
  flag  me  down  she got ...


"Where you going ....

"Sixteen Parkside ...

   C majorC    G minorGm     C majorC    G minorGm     Bb majorBb   G#G#

-|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----1---------4---|
-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|-3-----3--4------4-|
-|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|---3--------5------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-1-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|----------4--------|

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     C majorC        C majorC  Bb majorBb       D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-------0-----------|-0-----------------|-----2----0--------|
-|-----1---1-----1---|-----1--3----------|---3---3----1---1--|
-|---0-------0-------|---0------3--------|--------------2----|
-|-------------2-----|------------3----0-|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-3------1----------|-------------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

    D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----2----0--------|
-|---3---3----1---1--|
-|--------------2----|
-|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|

Something about ...
I could swear I'd seen ...
But she said "I'm sure ...
    D MajorD   A minorAm **   C majorC *    Bb majorBb    D MajorD    A minorAm **

-|-----2----0--------|-----3--------1---|-----2----0--------|
-|---3---3----1---1--|-5-----5--3-----3-|---3---3----1---1--|
-|--------------2----|---5--------3-----|--------------2----|
-|-0-----------------|------------------|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|-3--------1-------|-------------------|
-|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
 mistaken"  and she ...


    G+G        D MajorD         C majorC   G+G

-|-------2-----------|-------2-2--------|-------------------|
-|-----0---0---------|-----3-----3------|-----1-------0-----|
-|---0-------0----0--|---2---------2----|---0---0---0---0---|
-|-------------0-----|-0-------------0--|-------------------|
-|-------------------|------------------|-3-----------------|
-|-3-----------------|------------------|---------3---------|
And she said "How are ...

  D MajorD          G+G          D MajorD   B minorBm

-|-------2-2h3--------|---------3--------|-------2-----------|
-|-----3-------3------|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----|
-|---2-----------2----|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--|
-|-0---------------0--|------------------|-0-----------------|
-|--------------------|------------------|----------2--------|
-|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------|
  Sue"      Through the too many ...


 G+G             D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|---------3--------1-|-----2----0--------|
-|-----0-----0---0--0-|---3---3----1---1--|
-|---0---0-----0----0-|--------------2----|
-|------------------0-|-0-----------------|
-|------------------2-|-------------------|
-|-3----------------3-|-------------------|
  I still      ...


   C majorC *    Bb majorBb     D MajorD   A minorAm **      D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----3--------1---|-3---3----0--------|-3---3----0--------|
-|-5-----5--3-----3-|-2---2----1--1---2-|-2---2----1--1---2-|
-|---5--------3-----|-3---3----2----2---|-3---3----2----2---|
-|------------------|-0---0----0--------|-0---0----0--------|
-|-3--------1-------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 lessons ...

    G+G        E minorEm   A augmentedA      D MajorD   D MajorD (add C#C#)

-|---------2---------|-------------0---|-----2-------2-----|
-|-----0-----0----0--|-----0-------2---|-----3-------3-----|
-|---0---0-----0-----|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---|
-|-------------------|-----------------|-0-------4---------|
-|-------------------|---------0-------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
You see she was going to be ...

  B minorBm          G+G          D MajorD   B minorBm

-|---------2----------|---------3--------|-------2-----------|
-|-----3-----3---3----|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----|
-|---4---4-----4------|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--|
-|--------------------|------------------|-0-----------------|
-|-2------------------|------------------|----------2--------|
-|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------|
  fly     She took off to ...

   C majorC *    Bb majorBb   D MajorD A minorAm **   D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----3--------1----|-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
-|-5-----5--3-----3--|-2-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-|
-|---5--------3------|-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-|-3--------1--------|---------|-------------|
-|-------------------|---------|-------------|
took off to find ...

C majorC               B minorBm          E MajorE
I've got something ....

     C majorC  E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm C majorC      E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD        E minorEm
Theres a wild man wiz-ard ....

C majorC                B minorBm        E MajorE
I've got something inside me, ....

   C majorC  E minorEm  A minorAm   E minorEm C majorC    E minorEm  A minorAm FF            A#A#
Cause I've been letting my ...

D#D# A#A# FF A#A# D#D# FF

Some harmonic stuff (no idea)

    D MajorD   A minorAm **   D MajorD    A minorAm **   D MajorD    A minorAm **

-|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------|
-|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--|
-|--------------2----|--------------2----|--------------2----|
-|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
                   There was not ...

    D MajorD   A minorAm **     D MajorD   A minorAm **     D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------|
-|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--|
-|--------------2----|--------------2----|--------------2----|
-|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 to talk about Whatever we ....

    D MajorD   A minorAm **    C majorC *    Bb majorBb  D MajorD A minorAm **  D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----2----0--------|-----3--------1---|-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
-|---3---3----1---1--|-5-----5--3-----3-|-2-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-|
-|--------------2----|---5--------3-----|-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
-|-0-----------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-|-------------------|-3--------1-------|---------|-------------|
-|-------------------|------------------|---------|-------------|
into the driveway Past the gate ....

And she said "We must get ....
So she hand me twen-ty doll-....
She said "Harry, keep ....

   D MajorD    D MajorD  A minorAm Am A minorAm Am     D MajorD  D MajorD A minorAm Am A minorAm Am
Well, another man might ....

  D MajorD    D MajorD  A minorAm Am A minorAm        D MajorD  D MajorD A minorAm Am A minorAm Am
and another man might ...

  D MajorD    D MajorD  A minorAm Am A minorAm Am     D MajorD  D MajorD  A minorAm Am A minorAm Am
But another man never ....

C majorC       Bb majorBb     D MajorD A minorAm Am A minorAm Am D MajorD D D MajorD A minorAm Am A minorAm
I stashed the bill ...

    G+G        E minorEm   A augmentedA      D MajorD   D MajorD (add C#C#)

-|---------2---------|-------------0---|-----2-------2-----|
-|-----0-----0----0--|-----0-------2---|-----3-------3-----|
-|---0---0-----0-----|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---|
-|-------------------|-----------------|-0-------4---------|
-|-------------------|---------0-------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
And she walked away in silence     ....

  B minorBm          G+G          D MajorD   B minorBm

-|---------2----------|---------3--------|-------2-----------|
-|-----3-----3---3----|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----|
-|---4---4-----4------|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--|
-|--------------------|------------------|-0-----------------|
-|-2------------------|------------------|----------2--------|
-|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------|
  know     But we'd both gottem ....

 G+G            D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|---------3---------|-----2----0--------|
-|-----0-----0---0---|---3---3----1---1--|
-|---0---0-----0-----|--------------2----|
-|-------------------|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-------------------|
 long, long ...

D MajorD  A minorAm **
You see she was gonna be an ....

She took off to find the footlights, ....


    G+G        D MajorD         C majorC   G+G

-|-------2-----------|-------2-2--------|-------------------|
-|-----0---0---------|-----3-----3------|-----1-------0-----|
-|---0-------0----0--|---2---------2----|---0---0---0---0---|
-|-------------0-----|-0-------------0--|-------------------|
-|-------------------|------------------|-3-----------------|
-|-3-----------------|------------------|---------3---------|
And here she's acting ....

  D MajorD          G+G          D MajorD   B minorBm

-|-------2-2h3--------|---------3--------|-------2-----------|
-|-----3-------3------|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----|
-|---2-----------2----|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--|
-|-0---------------0--|------------------|-0-----------------|
-|--------------------|------------------|----------2--------|
-|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------|
  home         And me I'm ....


   C majorC *    Bb majorBb   D MajorD A minorAm **  D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----3--------1----|-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-|
-|-5-----5--3-----3--|-2-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-|
-|---5--------3------|-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-|-3--------1--------|---------|-------------|
-|-------------------|---------|-------------|
taking tips, and ....

G+G         A augmentedA
I go fly - ...

When I'm st...
    D MajorD   A minorAm **

-|-----2----0--------|
-|---3---3----1---1--|
-|--------------2----|
-|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|

repeat and fade

Chords used:
C majorC        G minorGm        Bb majorBb        G#G#
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | 1 |   | | | | | |  B1 1 1 1 1 1 1  B4 1 1 1 1 1 1
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | 2 | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | 2 | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| 3 | | | |   | 3 | 4 4 4   | | 3 3 3 |   | 3 4 | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

D MajorD        A minorAm **      C majorC * (bar)    G+G
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | 1 |   | | | | 1 |  B3 1 1 1 1 1 1   | | | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | 2 | 3   | | | 2 | |   | | | | | |   | 2 | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | 4 |   | | | | | |   | | 3 3 3 |   3 | | | | 3
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------


E minorEm        A augmentedA        D MajorD (add C#C#)    B minorBm
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |  B3 1 1 1 1 1 1
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| 1 2 | | |   | | 1 2 3 |   | | | 1 | 2   | | | | 2 |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | 3 |   | | 3 4 | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | 4 | | | |   | | | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

E MajorE        A minorAm        FF        D#D#
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | 1 | |   | | | | 1 |   1 1 1 1 1 1  B6B6 1 1 1 1 1 1
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| 2 3 | | |   | | 2 3 | |   | | | 2 | |   | | | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | 3 4 | | |   | | 3 3 3 |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
| | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
-----------   -----------   -----------   -----------

   A#A#
  -----------
 B6B6 1 1 1 1 1 1
  -----------
  | | | 2 | |
  -----------
  | 3 4 | | |
  -----------
  | | | | | |
  -----------

This is quite a song. If there are any corrections, additions, etc, please let me know.

Brad Morris
[email protected]

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