Cab Driver

Daryl Hall

 Am7/9Dm7F
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/BEm7G5
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

 Am7/9Em/BDm7
 Standin' in the rain, cab comes into view
 Em7
asks me where am I goin' to
 Am7/9Em/BDm7
 Runnin' for so long; been gone too many nights
 Em7
- and my heart has paid the price
 Am7/9Em/BDm7Em7
 This ain't heaven; this ain't the life I bargained for (oh, no) 
 Am7/9Em/BDm7
 My reason for livin' isn't here inside this car
 Em7
Girl I gotta get back to you

CHORUS 1

 Am7/9Em/B
 Cab driver, take me home
 Dm7Em7
I spent too much time away; too much time alone
 Am7/9Em/B
 Cab driver, take me home
 Dm7Em7
I spent too much time away from my baby 

VERSE 2

 Am7/9Em/BDm7
 I need familiar streets to show me that you're near
 Em7
Feelin' like a stranger here
 Am7/9Em/BDm7
 Oh does the mirror show the miles on my face
 Em7
Am I goin' any place
 Am7/9Em/BDm7Em7
 This ain't heaven; this ain't the life I was hopin' for (oh, no)
 Am7/9Em/BDm7
 My reason for livin' sure ain't here inside this car
 Em7
You know I've gotta get back to you

CHORUS 2

 Am7/9Em/B
 Cab driver, take me home
 Dm7Em7
I spent too much time away; too much time alone
 Am7/9Em/B
 Cab driver, take me home
 Dm7Em7
I spent too much time away from my baby 
 Am7/9Em/B
 Cab driver, take me home
 Dm7Em7
                  . . . too much time . . . 
 Am7/9Em/B
 Cab driver, take me home
 Dm7Em7
I spent too much time away from my baby 

BRIDGE

 D9G5Am
 I need to see the lovin' on your face
D9 G5 Dm7(v.2)
A kiss from your lips - oh, the taste, baby
 D9G5Am
 Nothing waiting for me but a lonely room
 FGAm7/9
 I've gotta get back to my baby - soon

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.


Am Am7/9 D9 Dm7 Em/B Em7 F G G5
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