Taxman

    D7                         
Let me tell you how it will be
D7#9  D7

    D7                             
There's one for you nineteen for me
 D7#9  D7

               C7              
'Cos I'm the taxman   Yeah I'm 
G7#9    D7
the taxman


[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]

         D
If you drive a truck  I'll tax the 
street
       D                C
If you try to sit  I'll tax your 
seat
       D
If you get too cold  I'll tax the 
heat
       D                 C        
If you take a walk  I'll tax your 
       D7#9
feet   TAXMAN!


Continues after the ad
[Guitar Solo]
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7--
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|-------------------10-------------
B|6--8--b(9)8--6--------------------
G|----------------7-----------------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

E|-------------------------------
B|-----9p8--9p8--6---------------
G|--7---------------7--7--5h7p5--
D|-------------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|6--4h6p4--5--2h4p2--------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------
B|-----------------------8--6-----
G|--2--4--5--7-----7-----------7--
D|--------------0-----0-----------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------10----
B|6-----6-----6--b(9)8--6-----------
G|---7-----7---------------7--------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

               C               
'Cos I'm the taxman   Yeah I'm 
G7#9    D
the taxman


[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
E|E|E|E|--------------------------
B|E|E|E|--------------------------
G|-------------------5---------3--
D|----------------------3--h5-----
A|----------------3---------------
E|--------------------------------

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|5-----5---------3--5--------------
D|---------3--h5-----------5--------
A|---3------------------------3--h5-
E|----------------------3-----------

E|-------------|||-| 
B|-------------|||-| 
G|--------|          
D|-3b(4)--|          
A|--------|          
E|--------|          


[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              
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------/6-----/6-----/6--
G|------------------5------5------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
               D7
E|------------------------------| 
B|---/6-------------------------| 
G|5------5------7---------5--7--| 
D|-----------------5--h7--------| 
A|-----------5------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

E|        
B|        
G|(repeat 
D|guitar  
A|solo)   
E|        

E|E|E|----------------------------

E|----------------------------------

E|-----------||| 

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
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|-----7---------5--7-----------| 
D|--------5--h7-----------------| 
A|--5---------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

  Riff to repeat over first two
  lines of fourth verse
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------8-----------| 
G|-----7---------5--------------| 
D|--------5--h7-----------------| 
A|--5---------------------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

E|E|E|----------------------------

E|----------------------------------

E|-----------||| 

Tab Special Notations:
E|----0----| play the open string 
B|----5---------------------------
G|----5~--------------------------
D|---5/7--------------------------
A|---7\5--------------------------
E|--8b(9)-------------------------

E|('fret zero-')                 
B|------------')| play fret five 
G|------------')| play fret five 
D|------------')| play fret five,
A|------------')| play fret seven
E|------------')| play fret eight

E| 
B| 
G|w
D| 
A|,
E|,

E| 
B| 
G|i
D|s
A| 
E| 

E|                                         
B|                                         
G|th vibrato                               
D|lide up to fret seven                    
A|slide down to fret five                  
E|bend the string (at fret eight) to reach 


             the pitch of fret nine
E|--b(9)8--| play fret eight 

E|already bent to the pitch of fret 

nine, 


             unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight
E|----h7---')| hammer-on to fret
B|----p5---')| pull-off to fret 
G|---/7----')| slide up to fret 

E| 
B|f
G|7

E|seven                            
B|ive                              
G| (the starting fret of the slide 

   
   
is 


             , judge by ear)
E|---15\---| play fret 15, slide 

E|down (the ending fret of the slide is 


             , judge by ear)
E|---0h3---| play the open string 

E|and immediately hammer-on to fret 


             three
E|---7p5---| play fret seven and 

E|immediately pull-off to fret five