| Am7/9 | Dm7 | F |
e|---7--- e|---5--- e|---1---| B|---5--- B|---6--- B|---1---| G|---5--- G|---5--- G|---2---| D|---5--- D|---7--- D|---3---| A|---7--- A|---5--- A|---3---| E|---5--- E|---X(5) E|---1---|
| Em/B | Em7 | G5 |
e|---3--- e|---7--- e|---3---| B|---0--- B|---8--- B|---3---| G|---0--- G|---7--- G|---0---| D|---2--- D|---9--- D|---0---| A|---2--- A|---7--- A|---X---| E|---0(X) E|---X(7) E|---3---|
| D9 Am Dm7(v.2) |
e|---0--- e|---5--- e|---1----| B|---1--- B|---5--- B|---1----| G|---2--- G|---5--- G|---2----| D|---0--- D|---7--- D|---0----| A|---X(0) A|---7--- A|--------|X(0) E|---X--- E|---5--- E|---X----|
| INTRO - Start the song out with an Am - maybe arpeggio it for a few bars - once the |
| chords start, play the following progression: |
| (Am7/9 Em/B Dm7 Em7) X3 |
| VERSE 1 |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | |
| Standin' in the rain | , cab comes into v | iew |
| Em7 | |
| asks me where am I goin' | to |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | |
| Runnin' for so long; | been gone too man | y nights |
| Em7 | |
| - and my heart has paid t | he price |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | Em7 | |
| This ain't heaven; t | his ain't the life I bargained f | or (oh, no) |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | |
| My reason for livin' | isn't here inside | this car |
| Em7 | |
| Girl I gotta get back to | you |
| CHORUS 1 |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | |
| Cab driver, take me | home |
| Dm7 | Em7 | |
| I spent | too much time away; too much time a | lone |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | |
| Cab driver, take me | home |
| Dm7 | Em7 | |
| I spent | too much time away from my baby |
| VERSE 2 |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | |
| I need familiar stre | ets to show me that you're | near |
| Em7 | |
| Feelin' like a stranger h | ere |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | |
| Oh does the mirror s | how the miles on my f | ace |
| Em7 | |
| Am I goin' any pl | ace |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | Em7 | |
| This ain't heaven; t | his ain't the life I was hopin' | for (oh, no | ) |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | Dm7 | |
| My reason for livin' | sure ain't here i | nside this car |
| Em7 | |
| You know I've gotta get back to | you |
| CHORUS 2 |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | |
| Cab driver, take me | home |
| Dm7 | Em7 | |
| I spent | too much time away; too much time a | lone |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | |
| Cab driver, take me | home |
| Dm7 | Em7 | |
| I spent | too much time away from my baby |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | |
| Cab driver, take me | home |
| Dm7 | Em7 | |
| . . . too much time . . . |
| Am7/9 | Em/B | |
| Cab driver, take me | home |
| Dm7 | Em7 | |
| I spent | too much time away from my baby |
| BRIDGE |
| D9 | G5 | Am | |
| I need to see the | lovin' on your | face |
| D9 G5 Dm7(v.2) |
| A kiss from your lips - oh, the taste, baby |
| D9 | G5 | Am | |
| Nothing waiting fo | r me but a lone | ly room |
| F | G | Am7/9 | |
| I've gotta get back to my baby | - soo | n |
| CHORUS 3 - This is exactly the same as both "CHORUS 1" and "2," simply longer, with |
| vocal improv drifting over the repeated chorus. Simply play the progression of the earlier |
| over and over again until the song fades out. |
| NOTE: Daryl Hall's solo work is definately underrated - this song is is proof of that!! |
| free to replace the "G5" in the line "Nothing waiting for me but a lonely room" (see |
| with an "Em" if it sounds better. If the either the rhythm or timing of the chords doesn't make sense, |
| just listen to the song - it should be pretty self-explanatory. |