Taxman

(Harrison)
The Beatles
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------

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-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

transcribed by Chris Sears

cts@mail.utexas.edu