Taxman (Harrison) Verse:

Let ^D7me tell you how it will be ^D7#9 ^D7 Ther^D7e's one for you nineteen for me ^D7#9 ^D7 'Cos I'm the ta^C7xman Yeah I'm ^G7#9the taxm^D7an

Verse: Should five percent appear too small Be thankful I don't take it all 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman Middle:

If you dr^Dive a truck I'll tax the street If you try to fix it I'll t^Cax your seat If you g^Det too cold I'll tax the heat If you take a walk I'll ta^Cx your feet TAX^DMAN!

Guitar Solo: -|---------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------ -|--------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------

'Cos I'm the ta^Cxman Yeah I'm ^G7#9the taxm^Dan

Verse: 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------------------- Verse: 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 F D7 -|-------------------------------------------------------------- -|--------------/6-----/6-----/6-----/6------------------------- -|------------------5------5------5------5------7---------5--7-- (repeat -|-------------------------------------------------5--h7-------- guitar -|-------------------------------------------5------------------ solo) -|-------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous info: C7 = (-3231-) D7 = (-5453-) D7#9 = (-5456-) or (----11) G7#9 = (35-466) Riff to repeat over first two lines of third verse -|------------------------------ -|------------------------------ -|-----7---------5--7----------- -|--------5--h7----------------- -|--5--------------------------- -|------------------------------ Riff to repeat over first two lines of fourth verse -|------------------------------ -|------------------8----------- -|-----7---------5-------------- -|--------5--h7----------------- -|--5--------------------------- -|------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab Special Notations: ----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 the pitch of fret nine --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 undefined, judge by ear) ---15\--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret three ---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five

The Beatles - Taxman