Verse:

    D7                         D7#9  D7

Let me tell you how it will be

    D7                              D7#9  D7

There's one for you nineteen for me

               C7              G7#9    D7

'Cos I'm the taxman   Yeah I'm 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

                            C

If you try to fix it  I'll tax your seat

        D

If you get too cold  I'll tax the heat

                           C                D

If you take a walk  I'll tax your feet   TAXMAN!





Guitar Solo:

-|---------------------------------------------------10----------------

-|--------------------------------6--8--b(9)8--6-----------------------

-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------7--------------------

-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------

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

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



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

-|-----9p8--9p8--6-----------------------------------------------------

-|--7---------------7--7--5h7p5--6--4h6p4--5--2h4p2--------------------

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

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

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



-|------------------------------------------------------------10-------

-|-----------------------8--6-----6-----6-----6--b(9)8--6--------------

-|--2--4--5--7-----7-----------7-----7-----7---------------7-----------

-|--------------0-----0------------------------------------------------

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

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



               C               G7#9    D

'Cos I'm the taxman   Yeah I'm 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

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

-|-------------------5---------3--5-----5---------3--5----------------------

-|----------------------3--h5--------------3--h5-----------5---------3b(4)--

-|----------------3------------------3------------------------3--h5---------

-|------------------------------------------------------3-------------------





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                           D7

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

-|------------------5------5------5------5------7---------5--7--  (repeat

-|-------------------------------------------------5--h7--------   guitar

-|-------------------------------------------5------------------    solo)

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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

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

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

-|--5---------------------------

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Riff to repeat over first two

lines of fourth verse

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-|------------------8-----------

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

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

-|--5---------------------------

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