The Beatles - Taxman Tab

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Intro:  (D7)

  e                                 
  B    3        3       3        3  
  G    5        5       5        5  
  D    4        4       4        4  
  A    5        5       5           
  E                                 

Verse 1:   (D7)                                 (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                    
  B        3         3      3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G        5         5      5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D        4         4      4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A        5                5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                    
"Let me tell you how it will be"

   (D7)                                 (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                       
  B           3         3      3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5         5      5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4         4      4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5                5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                       
"There's one for you, nineteen for me"

Chorus:   (C7)                                      (G7)          (D7)

  e                                           6      6                
  B               1      1    1         1     6      6      3      3  
  G               3      3    3         3     4      4      5      5  
  D               2      2    2         2     5      5      4      4  
  A               3           3               x             5         
  E                                           3                       
"Cos I'm the taxman...    ...Yeah, I'm the taxman"

  (D7)

  e              
  B    3      3  
  G    5      5  
  D    4      4  
  A    5         
  E              

Verse 2:   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      
"Should five-percent appear too small"

   (D7)                                (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                  
  B         3       3       3      3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G         5       5       5      5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D         4       4       4      4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A         5               5           5  5             5           
  E                                                                  
"Be thankful I don't take it all"

Chorus x1
Bridge:   (D7)

  e                                      
  B            3       3        3     3  
  G            5       5        5     5  
  D            4       4        4     4  
  A            5                5        
  E                                      
"If you drive a car, I'll tax the street"

   (D7)                   (C7)

  e                                      
  B            3       3        1     1  
  G            5       5        3     3  
  D            4       4        2     2  
  A            5                3        
  E                                      
"If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat"

   (D7)

  e                                       
  B            3       3        3     3  
  G            5       5        5     5  
  D            4       4        4     4  
  A            5                5        
  E                                      
"If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat"

   (D7)                   (C7)

  e                                                               
  B            3       3        1     1                           
  G            5       5        3     3    3  3  3  3  3  3  3    
  D            4       4        2     2    2  2  2  2  2  2  2    
  A            5                3          3  3  3  3  3  3  3    
  E                                                               
"If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet"

Guitar Solo:
Guitar I
   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      
       "TAXMAN!!!"
Guitar II

  e                                                 10                       
  B                                  6 8 8b10r  6          8p6 8p6 6v        
  G                       7777777777              7     7             7b  7  
  D                       0000000000                                         
  A                                                                          
  E                                                                          

Guitar I
   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      

Guitar II

  e                                                                       10 
  B                                         6b8  6     6   6   6b8  6        
  G  6h7p6\4 4h6p4\2  0h2 /4/5 /7     7             7    7             7     
  D                                0     0                                   
  A                                                                          
  E                                                                          

Chorus x1
Guitar I
  (D7)

  e                     
  B        3        3   
  G        5        5   
  D        4        4   
  A        5        5   
  E                     

Guitar II

  e                     
  B                     
  G  7     7      5 h7  
  D           5h7       
  A     5               
  E                     

Verse 3:
Guitar I
   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      
"Don't ask me what I want it for           (Aahh, Mr. Wilson)"

Guitar II

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G  7     7      5  h7       7      5    
  D           5h7                5h7      
  A     5                  5              
  E                                       

Guitar I
   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      
"If you don't want to pay some more        (Aahh, Mr. Heath)"

Guitar II

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G  7     7      5  h7       7      5 h7 
  D           5h7                5h7      
  A     5                  5              
  E                                       

Chorus 2:
Guitar I
  (C7)                                      (G7)          (D7)

  e                                           6       6                
  B               1      1    1         1     6       6      3      3  
  G               3      3    3         3     4       4      5      5  
  D               2      2    2         2     5       5      4      4  
  A               3           3               x              5         
  E                                           3                        
"Cos I'm the taxman...    ...Yeah, I'm the taxman"

Guitar II

  e                                                                       
  B                                                                    6  
  G           5      3  h5    5      3 h5                     7      5    
  D              3h5             3h5         5      3 h5         5h7      
  A                                             3h5        5              
  E                                                                       

Guitar I
 (D7)

  e              
  B    3      3  
  G    5      5  
  D    4      4  
  A    5         
  E              

Guitar II

  e              
  B           6  
  G  7      5    
  D     5h7      
  A              
  E              

Verse 4:
Guitar I
   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      
"Now my advice for those who die...      ...TAXMAN!!!"

Guitar II

  e                                                                       
  B                 6                  6              6                6  
  G        7      5           7      5       7      5         7      5    
  D           5h7                5h7            5h7              5h7      
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       

Guitar I
   (D7)                                    (D7#9)   (D7)

  e                                                                      
  B           3       3       3        3    6  6      3      3        3  
  G           5       5       5        5    5  5      5      5        5  
  D           4       4       4        4    4  4      4      4        4  
  A           5               5             5  5             5           
  E                                                                      
"Declare the pennies on your mind...     ...TAXMAN!!!"

Guitar II

  e                                                                       
  B                 6                  6              6                6  
  G        7      5           7      5       7      5         7      5    
  D           5h7                5h7            5h7              5h7      
  A                                                                       
  E                                                                       

Chorus 2 x1
Outro:
Guitar 1
 (F7)

  e             1        1    1      1  
  B             4        4    4      4  
  G             2        2    2      2  
  D             x        x    x      x  
  A             3        3    3      3  
  E             1             1         
"And you're working for no one but me..."

Guitar 2

  e                                        
  B        4b6     4b6     4b6     4b6     
  G                                        
  D             3       3       3       3  
  A                                        
  E                                        

Guitar Solo to fade...
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e
B 3 3	1 1
G 5 5	3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D 4 4	2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 5	3	3 3 3 3 3 3 3
E