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<9309091508.AA01183@midway.uchicago.edu> To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Subject: /Chapin Harry/Taxi.tab Taxi (Harry Chapin) C Gm C Gm C Gm -|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---| -|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-| -|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------3-----| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C Gm C Gm C Gm -|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---| -|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-| -|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------3-----| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| It was raining hard in Frisco I needed C Gm C Gm C Gm -|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---| -|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-| -|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------3-----| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| one more fair to make my night A lady up ahead waved to C Gm Bb G# C Gm -|-----0---------3---|-----1---------4---|-----0---------3---| -|---1---1---3-----3-|-3-----3--4------4-|---1---1---3-----3-| -|-------------3-----|---3--------5------|-------------3-----| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-1-----------------|-3-----------------| -|-------------------|----------4--------|-------------------| flag me down she got in at the light "Where you going to my lady blue, It's a shame you runed your gown in the rain," She just looked out the window, she said "Sixteen Parkside lane" C Gm C Gm Bb G# -|-----0---------3---|-----0---------3---|-----1---------4---| -|---1---1---3-----3-|---1---1---3-----3-|-3-----3--4------4-| -|-------------3-----|-------------3-----|---3--------5------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-1-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|----------4--------| C C Bb D Am ** -|-------0-----------|-0-----------------|-----2----0--------| -|-----1---1-----1---|-----1--3----------|---3---3----1---1--| -|---0-------0-------|---0------3--------|--------------2----| -|-------------2-----|------------3----0-|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-3------1----------|-------------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D Am ** -|-----2----0--------| -|---3---3----1---1--| -|--------------2----| -|-0-----------------| -|-------------------| -|-------------------| Something about her was familier, I could swear I'd seen that face before But she said "I'm sure you're mistaken" D Am ** C * Bb D Am ** -|-----2----0--------|-----3--------1---|-----2----0--------| -|---3---3----1---1--|-5-----5--3-----3-|---3---3----1---1--| -|--------------2----|---5--------3-----|--------------2----| -|-0-----------------|------------------|-0-----------------| -|-------------------|-3--------1-------|-------------------| -|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| mistaken" and she didn't say anything more It took a while but she looked in the mirror Then she glanced at the licence for my name A smile seemed to come to her slowly It was a sad smile just the same G D C G -|-------2-----------|-------2-2--------|-------------------| -|-----0---0---------|-----3-----3------|-----1-------0-----| -|---0-------0----0--|---2---------2----|---0---0---0---0---| -|-------------0-----|-0-------------0--|-------------------| -|-------------------|------------------|-3-----------------| -|-3-----------------|------------------|---------3---------| And she said "How are you Harry" I said "how are you D G D Bm -|-------2-2h3--------|---------3--------|-------2-----------| -|-----3-------3------|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----| -|---2-----------2----|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--| -|-0---------------0--|------------------|-0-----------------| -|--------------------|------------------|----------2--------| -|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------| Sue" Through the too many miles and too little smiles G D Am ** -|---------3--------1-|-----2----0--------| -|-----0-----0---0--0-|---3---3----1---1--| -|---0---0-----0----0-|--------------2----| -|------------------0-|-0-----------------| -|------------------2-|-------------------| -|-3----------------3-|-------------------| I still remember you It was somewhere in a fairy tail I used to take her home in my car We learned about love in the back of a Dodge The lessons hadn't gone too far C * Bb D Am ** D Am ** -|-----3--------1---|-3---3----0--------|-3---3----0--------| -|-5-----5--3-----3-|-2---2----1--1---2-|-2---2----1--1---2-| -|---5--------3-----|-3---3----2----2---|-3---3----2----2---| -|------------------|-0---0----0--------|-0---0----0--------| -|-3--------1-------|-------------------|-------------------| -|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| lessons hadn't gone to far G Em A D D (add C#) -|---------2---------|-------------0---|-----2-------2-----| -|-----0-----0----0--|-----0-------2---|-----3-------3-----| -|---0---0-----0-----|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---| -|-------------------|-----------------|-0-------4---------| -|-------------------|---------0-------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------| You see she was going to be an actress And I was gonna learn to Bm G D Bm -|---------2----------|---------3--------|-------2-----------| -|-----3-----3---3----|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----| -|---4---4-----4------|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--| -|--------------------|------------------|-0-----------------| -|-2------------------|------------------|----------2--------| -|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------| fly She took off to find the footlights, I C * Bb D Am ** D Am ** -|-----3--------1----|-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-| -|-5-----5--3-----3--|-2-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-| -|---5--------3------|-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-| -|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| -|-3--------1--------|---------|-------------| -|-------------------|---------|-------------| took off to find the sky
CI've got something inside me, tBmo make a princesess bElind Theres a Cwild Emman Amwiz-Emard Che's hiding Emin Amme, Dilluminatin' my Emmind
CI've got something inside me, noBmt what my life's aEbout Cause CI've Embeen Amletting Emmy Coutside Emtide Amme Fover till my time runs ouA#t
D# A# F A# D# F Some harmonic stuff (no idea) D Am ** D Am ** D Am ** -|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------| -|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--| -|--------------2----|--------------2----|--------------2----| -|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| There was not much more for us D Am ** D Am ** D Am ** -|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------|-----2----0--------| -|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--|---3---3----1---1--| -|--------------2----|--------------2----|--------------2----| -|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| to talk about Whatever we had once was gone So I turned my cab D Am ** C * Bb D Am ** D Am ** -|-----2----0--------|-----3--------1---|-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-| -|---3---3----1---1--|-5-----5--3-----3-|-2-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-| -|--------------2----|---5--------3-----|-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-| -|-0-----------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| -|-------------------|-3--------1-------|---------|-------------| -|-------------------|------------------|---------|-------------| into the driveway Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawn And she said "We must get together", but I knew it never be arranged So she hand me twen-ty doll-ar for a two fifty fare She said "Harry, keep the change"
Well, Danother Dman AmmigAmht AmhavAme been DangrDy, Am Am Am Am and Danother Dman AmmigAmht Amhave been DhurtD Am Am Am Am
But Danother Dman AmnevAmer AmwouAmld have Dlet Dher Amgo Am Am Am CI stashed the Bbbill in my DshAmirtAm Am Am D D D Am Am Am
G Em A D D (add C#) -|---------2---------|-------------0---|-----2-------2-----| -|-----0-----0----0--|-----0-------2---|-----3-------3-----| -|---0---0-----0-----|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---| -|-------------------|-----------------|-0-------4---------| -|-------------------|---------0-------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------| And she walked away in silence its strange how you never Bm G D Bm -|---------2----------|---------3--------|-------2-----------| -|-----3-----3---3----|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----| -|---4---4-----4------|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--| -|--------------------|------------------|-0-----------------| -|-2------------------|------------------|----------2--------| -|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------| know But we'd both gottem what we'd asked for such a G D Am ** -|---------3---------|-----2----0--------| -|-----0-----0---0---|---3---3----1---1--| -|---0---0-----0-----|--------------2----| -|-------------------|-0-----------------| -|-------------------|-------------------| -|-3-----------------|-------------------| long, long time ago D Am ** You see she was gonna be an actress, and I was going to learn to fly She took off to find the footlights, and I took off to find the sky G D C G -|-------2-----------|-------2-2--------|-------------------| -|-----0---0---------|-----3-----3------|-----1-------0-----| -|---0-------0----0--|---2---------2----|---0---0---0---0---| -|-------------0-----|-0-------------0--|-------------------| -|-------------------|------------------|-3-----------------| -|-3-----------------|------------------|---------3---------| And here she's acting happy Inside her handsome D G D Bm -|-------2-2h3--------|---------3--------|-------2-----------| -|-----3-------3------|-----0-----0---0--|-----3--------3----| -|---2-----------2----|---0---0-----0----|---2--------4---4--| -|-0---------------0--|------------------|-0-----------------| -|--------------------|------------------|----------2--------| -|--------------------|-3----------------|-------------------| home And me I'm flying in my ta - xi C * Bb D Am ** D Am ** -|-----3--------1----|-3-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-0-0-| -|-5-----5--3-----3--|-2-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-| -|---5--------3------|-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-| -|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| -|-3--------1--------|---------|-------------| -|-------------------|---------|-------------| taking tips, and getting stoned
GI go fly - ing so Ahigh When I'm stoned D Am **
-|-----2----0--------| -|---3---3----1---1--| -|--------------2----| -|-0-----------------| -|-------------------| -|-------------------| repeat and fade Chords used: C Gm Bb G# ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | 1 | | | | | | | B1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B4 1 1 1 1 1 1 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | 3 | | | | | 3 | 4 4 4 | | 3 3 3 | | 3 4 | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- D Am ** C * (bar) G ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | B3 1 1 1 1 1 1 | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | 2 | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 3 3 | 3 | | | | 3 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Em A D (add C#) Bm ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B3 1 1 1 1 1 1 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | 1 2 | | | | | 1 2 3 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 4 | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- E Am F D# ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 B6 1 1 1 1 1 1 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | 2 3 | | | | | 2 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 4 | | | | | 3 3 3 | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- A# ----------- B6 1 1 1 1 1 1 ----------- | | | 2 | | ----------- | 3 4 | | | ----------- | | | | | | ----------- This is quite a song. If there are any corrections, additions, etc, please let me know. Brad Morris b-morris@uchicago.edu