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                              Taxi-Harry Chapin
A guy kept requesting this song and i couldn't find a simple chord chart on here 
so here one is, it is only a rough guide but it should get you through a performance.
(D to Am7 vamp throughout most of verse, listen to the song for the picking)
[Verse]
DIt Am7was raining hard in Frisco, I needed one more fair to make my night, 
A lady up ahead waved to flag me down and Cshe got Bbin at the Dlight, 
DWhAm7ere are you going my lady blue, its a shame you ruined you gown in the rain, 
She just looked out the window, she said Csixteen Bbparkside Dlane, 
DSoAm7mething about her was familiar, I could swear I seen that face before, 
But she said Im sure your mistaken, and she Cdidnt say Bbanything Dmore, 
DIt Am7took a while but she looked in the mirror and she glanced at the license 
for my name, A smile seemed to come to her slowly, it was a Csad smile Bbjust 
the Dsame, 
And Gshe said how are you DHarry, I Csaid GHow are you DSue, 
Through the Gtoo many Emmiles and Dtwo little Bmsmiles I Cstill--- Bbremember Dyou 
DIt Am7was somewhere in a fairy tale, I used to drive her home in my car, 
We learned about love in the back of a Dodge, the Clessons hBbadn’t gone to    
Dfar, 
You see Gshe was gonna be an Emactress, and DI was gonna learn to Bmfly 
GShe took off to find the Bmfootlights, CI took Bboff to find the Dsky 
[Bridge]
CIve got something inside meBm, to make a princess Eblind, 
CThere's a Emwild man AmwizaEmrd Ches hiding Emin Amme, Dilluminatin my Emmind, 
CIve got something inside me, Bmnot what my life's Eabout 
CCause Ive Embeen Amletting Emmy Coutside Emtide Amme Fover till my time runs out 
[Interlude] 
FBaby's so high that she's Cmaj7skying, yes she's Gm7flying, afraid to C7fall
FI'll tell you Fmaj7why baby's Emcrying, 'cause she's Em9dying, aren't we Gm9all?
[Verse]
DThAm7ere was not much more for us to talk about, whatever we once had was gone,  
So I turned my cab into the driveway, past the Cgate and the Bbfine trimmed 
Dlawn, 
DAnAm7d she said we must get together, but I knew It'd never be arranged 
So she hand me twenty dollar for a two fifty fare and said CHarry, BbKeep the
Dchange 
D Am7  (same chords and timing but full strum not picked)
Well another man might have been angry, and another man might have been 
hurt, but another man never would have let her go, I Cstashed the Bbbill in my 
Dshirt, 
And Gshe walked away in Emsilence, its Dstrange how you never Bmknow, 
But Gwe'd both gotten what we'd Dasked Bmfor, such a Glong, long, time Dago, 
 D   Am7(Strummed)
You see she was gonna be an actress, and I was gonna learn to fly, 
She took off to find the footlights, CI took Bboff to find the Dsky 
And here's Gshe's acting Emhappy, iDnside her handsome Bmhome, 
and Gme I fly in my Dtaxi, taking Ctips Bband gettin DstAm7oned 
GI go fly---ing so Ahigh, when Im DstAm7oned

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Taxi

by Harry Chapin

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Gm7

Fmaj7

Em9

Gm9

Taxi-Harry Chapin

A guy kept requesting this song and i couldn't find a simple chord chart on here

so here one is, it is only a rough guide but it should get you through a performance.

(D to Am7 vamp throughout most of verse, listen to the song for the picking)

[Verse]

D Am7

It was raining hard in Frisco, I needed one more fair to make my night,

C Bb D

A lady up ahead waved to flag me down and she got in at the light,

D Am7

Where are you going my lady blue, its a shame you ruined you gown in the rain,

C Bb D

She just looked out the window, she said sixteen parkside lane,

D Am7

Something about her was familiar, I could swear I seen that face before,

C Bb D

But she said Im sure your mistaken, and she didnt say anything more,

D Am7

It took a while but she looked in the mirror and she glanced at the license

C Bb

for my name, A smile seemed to come to her slowly, it was a sad smile just

the same,

G D C G D

And she said how are you Harry, I said How are you Sue,

G Em D Bm C Bb D

Through the too many miles and two little smiles I still--- remember you

D Am7

It was somewhere in a fairy tale, I used to drive her home in my car,

C Bb

We learned about love in the back of a Dodge, the lessons hadn’t gone to

far,

G Em D Bm

You see she was gonna be an actress, and I was gonna learn to fly

G Bm C Bb D

She took off to find the footlights, I took off to find the sky

[Bridge]

C Bm E

Ive got something inside me, to make a princess blind,

C Em Am Em C Em Am D Em

There's a wild man wizard hes hiding in me, illuminatin my mind,

C Bm E

Ive got something inside me, not what my life's about

C Em Am Em C Em Am F

Cause Ive been letting my outside tide me over till my time runs out

[Interlude]

F Cmaj7 Gm7 C7

Baby's so high that she's skying, yes she's flying, afraid to fall

F Fmaj7 Em Em9 Gm9

I'll tell you why baby's crying, 'cause she's dying, aren't we all?

[Verse]

D Am7

There was not much more for us to talk about, whatever we once had was gone,

C Bb

So I turned my cab into the driveway, past the gate and the fine trimmed

lawn,

D Am7

And she said we must get together, but I knew It'd never be arranged

C Bb

So she hand me twenty dollar for a two fifty fare and said Harry, Keep the

change

D Am7 (same chords and timing but full strum not picked)

Well another man might have been angry, and another man might have been

C Bb

hurt, but another man never would have let her go, I stashed the bill in my

shirt,

G Em D Bm

And she walked away in silence, its strange how you never know,

G D Bm G D

But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for, such a long, long, time ago,

D Am7

(Strummed)

You see she was gonna be an actress, and I was gonna learn to fly,

C Bb D

She took off to find the footlights, I took off to find the sky

G Em D Bm

And here's she's acting happy, inside her handsome home,

G D C Bb D Am7

and me I fly in my taxi, taking tips and gettin stoned

G A D Am7

I go fly---ing so high, when Im stoned

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