George Harrison — Taxman Chords

George Harrison of the Beatles  song:Taxman.
Tabbed by tabbed byguitarist/bassistKevin Polley  buckylas@att.net.
  
the song Taxman was written in 1966, and can be found on the first song on the Beatles album Revolver.
It is played on a bass, a lead guitar, and a drum set.

chords:
D7     D7(#9)  C7      G7      F7      E7
——2——  ——1——   ——0——   ——1——   ——1——   ——0——
——1——  ——1——   ——1——   ——0——   ——1——   ——0——
——2——  ——2——   ——3——   ——0——   ——2——   ——1——
——0——  ——0——   ——2——   ——0——   ——1——   ——0——
—————  —————   ——3——   ——2——   —————   ——2——
—————  —————   —————   ——3——   —————   ——0——


guitar chords are always on only beats 2&4

intro:

guitar:
—————————————————————————————
—————3—————3—————3—————3—————
—————5—————5—————5—————5—————
—————4—————4—————4—————4—————
—————————————————————————————
—————————————————————————————

bass:
————————7—————5—————————7—————5—————
————0——————57———————0——————57———————
————————————————————————————————————
————————————————————————————————————

D7                             D7(#9) D7
let me tell you how it will be 
                                    D7(#9) D7
there's one for you, ninteen for me  
               C7
'cause i'm the taxman
             G7     D7
yeah, i'm the taxman 
                                     D7(#9) D7
should five percent appear too small
                                D7(#9) D7
be thankful i don't take it all
               C7
'cause i'm the taxman 
             G7      D7
yeah, i'm the taxman 

(if you drive a car) i'll tax the street
                            C7
(if you try to sit) i'll tax your seat
           D7
(if you get too cold) i'll tax the heat
                             C7
(if you take a walk) i'll tax your feet
D7
taxman!!
*solo*

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—————————————————————————0—1—0———————————1—0———0——————
———0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—3———————3——0————0—————3———3—0—0
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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—————————————————————————————————0———————————————0————
—0———————————————————————0—0—0—0———3—0—3—0—3—0—3———3—0
———4—0—3—2—0—2—0———0—2—3——————————————————————————————
—————————————————3————————————————————————————————————

               C7
'cause i'm the taxman
             G7      D7
yeah, i'm the taxman 
                                D7(#9) D7
don't ask me what i want it for 
                                   D7(#9) D7
if you don't want to pay some more
               C7  
'cause i'm the taxman 
             G7
yeah, i'm the taxman
          F7                 E7   D7    
and you're working for no one but me
*solo* and fade
 

bass part:
during D chord:  during C chord:  during G chord:  
————7—————5—     ————5—————3—     ————————————
——0———5—7———     ——————3—5———     ————5—————3—
————————————     ——3—————————     ——————3—5———
————————————     ————————————     ——3—————————


i recommend listening to this song to get the timing on the kick—ass solo.

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