Taxi Driver Steel Pulse
...TAXI DRIVER... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Victims' (1991)*
Intro:
(Spoken):
Now [F#]hear this crowd of [B]people;
I man well [F#]vex and just have fe [B]big up me chest,
'Cos the [F#]Taxi Driver don't have no re-[B]spect.
[F#] Want I fe catch [B]bus, hop [F#]truck and ride [B]bike,
And [F#]stand up on the road and hitch [B]hike.
But dem deh [F#]things can't go on,[B] 'cos Natty Dread..[F#]. ride the s[B]torm!
Chorus 1:
Taxi [F#]Driver, (dri-[B]ver), won't stop for [F#]me, (stop for [B]me).
When-[F#]ever I flag him [B]down, he won't stop for [F#]me.[B]
Taxi [F#]Driver, (dri-[B]ver), won't stop for [F#]me, (stop for [B]me).
When-[F#]ever I flag him [B]down, he won't stop for [F#]me.[B]
Verse 1: (DJ Bumbo Brown)
In a-[F#]London city and [B]in a-New York,
There are [F#]no-go areas, [B]after dark.
I say [F#]muggers on the streets and [B]thief in the park,
[F#] Tramps 'pon the sidewalk; a [B]dem a-sky lark.
[F#] Some a catch the taxi, when they [B]reach their spot,
Pre-[F#]tend to pay the driver and then they [B]just run off.
Some a [F#]argue with the driver and say the [B]fare ain't right,
The [F#]next thing you know' they got a [B]kitchen knife.
Chorus 2:
Taxi [F#]Driver, (dri-[B]ver), won't stop for [F#]me, (stop for [B]me).
When-[F#]ever I flag him [B]down, he won't stop for [F#]me.[B]
Interlude:
F# B (x2)
Break:
F# (n.C)
To hail a cab you got to be fast,
You try to catch a taxi, but they just drive past.
Verse 2: (David Dread)
The [F#]taxi-cab driver never [B]stop for me,
They got [F#]all kind of excuses [B]up his sleeve.
Some [F#]say they off duty; some [B]say they not free,
The [F#]taxi cab driver never [B]stop for me.
Be-[F#]cause of my dreadlocks, [B]looking wild,
They [F#]think I'm a mugger, or [B]some bad guy.
[F#] No they never stop, they just [B]pass me by,
They [F#]treat me like a leper who's [B]left to die, yo!
Chorus 3:
[F#] Driver, (dri-[B]ver), won't stop for [F#]me, (stop for [B]me).
No [F#]care how I flag him [B]down, he won't stop for [F#]me.[B]
Break:
[F#] Excuse me mate, can you [B]get me a taxi?[F#] [B]
[F#] Is that the [B]driver? [F#]Boy... [B]Jungle!
Interlude:
F# B (x4)
Verse 3: (DJ Bumbo Brown)
F# (n.C)
Well, I was walking with my son, who was just a child,
And still the Taxi Driver wouldn't give [B]me a ride.
F# (n.C) B F# (n.C)
He was caught by the traffic lights, and had to slow down,
B F# (n.C)
So I opened the back door and sat my son down.
B F# (n.C)
So he tried his best to stop me from coming in,
I say move yourself man, [B]and start your driving!
[F#] He was very angry, but he [B]asked; where to?
I said [F#]take me to the station; my train [B]leaving soon.
So [F#]guess what he did to me, [B]just for spite;
F# (n.C)
He stopped at every single traffic light.
He [F#]took the wrong turn and the [B]long way, too,
He [F#]stopped at the bar, just to [B]use the loo.
When [F#]I got to the station, it was [B]all in vain;
Good [F#]golly, good gosh, I say, I [B]miss my train.
Coda:
[F#] Me kick up the taxi, me [B]kick up the taxi, driver,
[F#] Me lick up the taxi, me [B]lick up the taxi, driver.
[F#] Me kick up the taxi, me [B]kick up the taxi, driver,
[F#] Me lick up the taxi, me [B]lick up the taxi, driver.
[F#] Not stopping, they're [B]just not stopping,
[F#] Not stopping, they're [B]just not stopping,
[F#] Not stopping, they're [B]just not stopping,
[F#] Not stopping, they're [B]just not stopping,
[F#] Not stopping, they're [B]just not stopping,
F# (n.c)
Not stopping, they're just not stopping.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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