CHAPIN, HARRY - "taxi" Tablature

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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 ...

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 ...


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 ...


"Where you going ....

"Sixteen Parkside ...

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 ...
I could swear I'd seen ...
But she said "I'm sure ...
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 ...


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 ...

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 ...


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 ...


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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

C Bm E
I've got something ....

C Em Am Em C Em Am D Em
Theres a wild man wiz-ard ....

C Bm E
I've got something inside me, ....

C Em Am Em C Em Am F A#
Cause I've been letting my ...

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 ...

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 ....

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 she said "We must get ....
So she hand me twen-ty doll-....
She said "Harry, keep ....

D D Am Am Am Am D D Am Am Am Am
Well, another man might ....

D D Am Am Am D D Am Am Am Am
and another man might ...

D D Am Am Am Am D D Am Am Am Am
But another man never ....

C Bb D Am Am Am Am D D D Am Am Am
I stashed the bill ...

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 ....

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 ....

G D Am **

-|---------3---------|-----2----0--------|
-|-----0-----0---0---|---3---3----1---1--|
-|---0---0-----0-----|--------------2----|
-|-------------------|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|
-|-3-----------------|-------------------|
long, long ...

D Am **
You see she was gonna be an ....

She took off to find the footlights, ....


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 ....

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 ....


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 ....

G A
I go fly - ...

When I'm st...
D Am **

-|-----2----0--------|
-|---3---3----1---1--|
-|--------------2----|
-|-0-----------------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|

repeat and fade

Chords used:
C Gm Bb G#
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| | | | 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
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| | | 2 | |
-----------
| 3 4 | | |
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| | | | | |
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This is quite a song. If there are any corrections, additions, etc, please let me know.

Brad Morris
b-morris@uchicago.edu

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