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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|G6-------------------0----0----------D9/F#|---------------0-----0----------|
B|----3-----3----------3----3---3----|--3-----3--------3-----3---3----|
G|------0-----0---0------0----0---0--|----2-----2---2----2-----2---2--|  X 2
D|--------0-----0--------------------|------0-----0-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G6Taxied up and down this town D9/F#since nineteen fifty four
Em7Wore out ten or a dozen cars or more Over G6thirty years or more
G6Drove the other side of midnight To the D9/F#clear edge of dawn
I heard a Em7whole lot of what D9/F#wasn't right and A7sus4more of what was wrong.
[Instrumental]
|     G6|    D9/F#|
[Verse 2]
G6Man gets in my cab one night D9/F#I'm sittin' at the stand,
Em7Slumps down in the back seat with his G6face down in his hands,
G6A mumbled out of town address is his D9/F#only remark.
Until we're Em7half way out the D9/F#high way And he Asus4speaks up from the dark
[Verse 3]
D9/F#And he says G6'I can find no comfort in this nighD9/F#t
Friend BmI believe D9/F#I might have G6taken someones life
Em7I remember screamin' D9/F#I re - Em7member the front door slaD9/F#m
Em7                D9/F#             Em7(2/4 time)Asus4(4/4 time)
Don't remember how I got these stains upon my hands'
G6Drop him at this dirty shack He's a D9/F#picture of despair
Em7I can't remember what the meter read or if he G6even paid the fare
[Verse 4]
G6All I recall was a sweet release I was D9/F#halfway back to town
      Em7                     D9/F#             Asus4(2/4/time) G6(4/4 time)
And a police cruiser with the flashing light was flaggin' my down
      D9/F#Flaggin' my downG6.D9/F#  
There are G6times I hear him whisper in the D9/F#night
Bm'Friend I believe     D9/F#I might have G6taken someones life
Em7I remember screamin'   D9/F#I rG6emember the front door slaD9/F#m
                      G6          D9/F#  Em7(2/4 time)         A7sus4(4/4 time)
   Don't remember how I got all these   stains upon my hands'
[Verse 5]
G6Taxied up and down this town D9/F#since nineteen fifty four
Em7Wore out ten or a dozen cars or more Over G6thirty years or more
G6Drove the other side of midnight To the D9/F#clear edge of dawn
          Em7               D9/F#           A7sus4 2/4 time)     G6(4/4 time)
I heard a whole lot of what wasn't right and more of what was wrong.
[Outro]
D9/F#Even more of what was wronG6g
                    D9/F#                   G6                 D9/F#  G6|
                what was wrong.

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Killer Cab

by Ron Hynes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D9/F#

Em7

A7sus4

Asus4

[Intro]

G6 D9/F#

e|-------------------0----0----------|---------------0-----0----------|

B|----3-----3----------3----3---3----|--3-----3--------3-----3---3----|

G|------0-----0---0------0----0---0--|----2-----2---2----2-----2---2--| X 2

D|--------0-----0--------------------|------0-----0-------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|--3--------------------------------|-2------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G6 D9/F#

Taxied up and down this town since nineteen fifty four

Em7 G6

Wore out ten or a dozen cars or more Over thirty years or more

G6 D9/F#

Drove the other side of midnight To the clear edge of dawn

Em7 D9/F# A7sus4

I heard a whole lot of what wasn't right and more of what was wrong.

[Instrumental]

G6 D9/F#

| | |

[Verse 2]

G6 D9/F#

Man gets in my cab one night I'm sittin' at the stand,

Em7 G6

Slumps down in the back seat with his face down in his hands,

G6 D9/F#

A mumbled out of town address is his only remark.

Em7 D9/F# Asus4

Until we're half way out the high way And he speaks up from the dark

[Verse 3]

D9/F# G6 D9/F#

And he says 'I can find no comfort in this night

Bm D9/F# G6

Friend I believe I might have taken someones life

Em7 D9/F# Em7 D9/F#

I remember screamin' I re - member the front door slam

Em7 D9/F# Em7(2/4 time)Asus4(4/4 time)

Don't remember how I got these stains upon my hands'

G6 D9/F#

Drop him at this dirty shack He's a picture of despair

Em7 G6

I can't remember what the meter read or if he even paid the fare

[Verse 4]

G6 D9/F#

All I recall was a sweet release I was halfway back to town

Em7 D9/F# Asus4(2/4/time) G6(4/4 time)

And a police cruiser with the flashing light was flaggin' my down

D9/F# G6 D9/F#

Flaggin' my down.

G6 D9/F#

There are times I hear him whisper in the night

Bm D9/F# G6

'Friend I believe I might have taken someones life

Em7 D9/F# G6 D9/F#

I remember screamin' I remember the front door slam

G6 D9/F# Em7 A7sus4

(2/4 time) (4/4 time)

Don't remember how I got all these stains upon my hands'

[Verse 5]

G6 D9/F#

Taxied up and down this town since nineteen fifty four

Em7 G6

Wore out ten or a dozen cars or more Over thirty years or more

G6 D9/F#

Drove the other side of midnight To the clear edge of dawn

Em7 D9/F# A7sus4 2/4 time) G6(4/4 time)

I heard a whole lot of what wasn't right and more of what was wrong.

[Outro]

D9/F# G6

Even more of what was wrong

D9/F# G6 D9/F# G6

what was wrong.

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