#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <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 C Bm E I've got something inside me, to make a princesess blind C Em Am Em C Em Am D Em Theres a wild man wiz-ard he's hiding in me, illuminatin' my mind C Bm E I've got something inside me, not what my life's about C Em Am Em C Em Am F A# Cause I've been letting my outside tide me over till my time runs out 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" D D Am Am Am Am D D Am Am Am Am Well, another man might have been angry, D D Am Am Am D D Am Am Am Am and another man might have been hurt D D Am Am Am Am D D Am Am Am Am But another man never would have let her go C Bb D Am Am Am Am D D D Am Am Am I stashed the bill in my shirt 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 G A I go fly - ing so high 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