| | D7 | D7#9 | D7 |
| Let | me tell you how it will be | | |
| | D7 | D7#9 | D7 |
| Ther | e's one for you nineteen for me | | |
| | C7 | G7#9 | D7 |
| 'Cos I'm the ta | xman Yeah I'm | the taxm | an |
| Should five percent appear too small |
| Be thankful I don't take it all |
| 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman |
| | D |
| If you dr | ive a truck I'll tax the street |
| | C |
| If you try to fix it I'll t | ax your seat |
| | D |
| If you g | et too cold I'll tax the heat |
| | C | D |
| If you take a walk I'll ta | x your feet TAX | MAN! |
-|---------------------------------------------------10----------------
-|--------------------------------6--8--b(9)8--6-----------------------
-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------7--------------------
-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-----9p8--9p8--6-----------------------------------------------------
-|--7---------------7--7--5h7p5--6--4h6p4--5--2h4p2--------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|------------------------------------------------------------10-------
-|-----------------------8--6-----6-----6-----6--b(9)8--6--------------
-|--2--4--5--7-----7-----------7-----7-----7---------------7-----------
-|--------------0-----0------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
| | C | G7#9 | D |
| 'Cos I'm the ta | xman Yeah I'm | the taxm | an |
| Don't ask me what I want it for (ah ah, Mr. Wilson) |
| If you don't want to pay some more (ah ah, Mr. Heath) |
| 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman |
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------5---------3--5-----5---------3--5----------------------
-|----------------------3--h5--------------3--h5-----------5---------3b(4)--
-|----------------3------------------3------------------------3--h5---------
-|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------
| Now my advice for those who die (TAXMAN!) |
| Declare the pennies on your eyes (TAXMAN!) |
| 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman |
| And you're working for no one but me |
-|--------------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------/6-----/6-----/6-----/6-------------------------
-|------------------5------5------5------5------7---------5--7-- (repeat
-|-------------------------------------------------5--h7-------- guitar
-|-------------------------------------------5------------------ solo)
-|--------------------------------------------------------------
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D7#9 = (-5456-) or (----11)
| Riff to repeat over first two |
-|------------------------------
-|------------------------------
-|-----7---------5--7-----------
-|--------5--h7-----------------
-|--5---------------------------
-|------------------------------
| Riff to repeat over first two |
-|------------------------------
-|------------------8-----------
-|-----7---------5--------------
-|--------5--h7-----------------
-|--5---------------------------
-|------------------------------
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----0---- play the open string ('fret zero')
----5---- play fret five
----5~--- play fret five with vibrato
---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven
---7\5--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five
| --8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach |
| --b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, |
| unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight |
----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven
----p5--- pull-off to fret five
---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is
---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is
---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret
---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five
