Taxman
(Harrison)
Revolver (1966) 



 
    
 Here are the fingerings for the chords played by the rhythm guitar:

D7    G7    C7
---  ----   ---
-3-  -8--   -1-
-5-  -10-   -3-
-4-  -9--   -2-
-5-  -10-   -3-
---  ----   ---

One, two, three four
One, two three...


 D7                           G7  D7
Let me tell you how it will be
    D7                              G7  D7
There's one for you nineteen for me
              C7
'Cos I'm the taxman
              G7    D7
Yeah I'm the taxman

    D7                              G7  D7
Should five percent appear too small
    D7                         G7  D7
Be thankful I don't take it all
              C7 
'Cos I'm the taxman
              G7    D7
Yeah I'm the taxman


         D7
If you drive a car (car)  I'll tax the street.
                            C7
If you try to six it  I'll tax your seat.
        D7
If you get too cold (cold) I'll tax the heat.
                                 C7
If you take a walk (walk) I'll tax your feet.   
  D7
TAXMAN!


(Guitar Solo: see below)
D7  G7  D7  G7  D7

              C7 
'Cos I'm the taxman
              G7    D7
Yeah I'm the taxman


(add riff 1: see below)
      D7                          G7         D7
Don't ask me what I want it for  (ah ah, Mr. Wilson)
   D7                                G7         D7
If you don't want to pay some more  (ah ah, Mr. Heath)
              C7   (add riff 2: see below)
'Cos I'm the taxman
              G7    D7
Yeah I'm the taxman


(add riff 3: see below)
    D7                              G7    D7
Now my advice for those who die  (TAXMAN!)
  D7                                 G7   D7
Declare the pennies on your eyes  (TAXMAN!)
              C7   (add riff 2: see below)
'Cos I'm the taxman
              G7    D7
Yeah I'm the taxman
             F  (add riff 4)             D7
And you're working     for no one    but me.


(repeat guitar solo)
D7  G7  D7  G7  D7

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riff 1 (played over the D7):

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|------7---------5--7--|
|---------5--h7--------|
|--5-------------------|
|----------------------|


riff 2:
               C                                         G7           
  'Cos I'm the taxman                 Yeah      I'm the taxman
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5---------3--5-----5---------3--5---------------------|
|--------------------3--h5--------------3--h5-----------5---------3--5--|
|--------------3------------------3------------------------3--h5--------|
|----------------------------------------------------3------------------|


riff 3 (played over the D7):

|----------------------|
|-------------------6--|
|------7---------5-----|
|---------5--h7--------|
|--5-------------------|
|----------------------|


riff 4 (played over the F):

|-------------------------------------|
|--/6--4--/6--4--/6--4--/6--4--/6--4--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

solo:

|-----------------------------------------------------10---------------|
|----------------------------------6--8--b(9)8--6----------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------7-------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8(9)--8(9)--6-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------7--7--5h7p5-6--4h6p4--5--2h4p2----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------10---|
|-----------------------8b(9)8--6-----6-----6-----6--b(9)8--6----------|
|--2--4--5--7-----7----------------7-----7-----7---------------7-------|
|--------------0-----0-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|