SONG: Taxman
ARTIST: The Beatles
ALBUM: Revolver
BASSIST: Paul McCartney
TUNING: Standard (EADG)
TABBER: A. Scheide

[ ] = repeat what is in the brackets
h = hammer on
p = pull off
> = let it ring

VERSE 1 - "Let me tell you how it will be..."
[G|--77--5-|] - |-------5-| [|--77--5-|] - |-------5---77--5-|
[D|----77--|] - |-----7---| [|----77--|] - |-----7-------77--|
[A|-5------|] - |-5-5-----| [|-5------|] - |-5-5------5------|
[E|--------|]x4 |---------| [|--------|]x3 |-----------------|

CHORUS - "Cause I'm the taxman..."
[G|--55-3-|] - |--------| [|--77--5-|]
[D|----5--|] - |--55--3-| [|----77--|]
[A|-3-----|] - |----55--| [|-5------|]
[E|-------|]x2 |-3------| [|--------|]x2

VERSE 2 - "Should five percent appear to small..."
[G|--77--5-|] - |-------5-| [|--77--5-|] - |-------5---77--5-|
[D|----77--|] - |-----7---| [|----77--|] - |-----7-------77--|
[A|-5------|] - |-5-5-----| [|-5------|] - |-5-5------5------|
[E|--------|]x2 |---------| [|--------|]x3 |-----------------|

CHORUS - "Cause I'm the taxman..."
[G|--55--3-|] - |--------| [|--77--5-|]
[D|----55--|] - |---5--3-| [|----77--|]
[A|-3------|] - |----55--| [|-5------|]
[E|--------|]x2 |-3------| [|--------|]x2

BRIDGE - "If you drive a car I'll tax the street..."
[G|---5h7-5h6h7p5--|] - |---------| [|---5h7-5h6h7p5--|] - [|---------|]
[D|------7-------7-|] - |---------| [|------7-------7-|] - [|---------|]
[A|-5--------------|] - |-3-3-3-3-| [|-5--------------|] - [|-3-3-3-3-|]
[E|----------------|]x3 |---------| [|----------------|]x3 [|---------|]x2

SOLO - "Taxman..."
[G|--77--5-|] - |-------5-| [|--77--5-|] - |-------5---77--5-|
[D|----77--|] - |-----7---| [|----77--|] - |-----7-------77--|
[A|-5------|] - |-5-5-----| [|-5------|] - |-5-5------5------|
[E|--------|]x2 |---------| [|--------|]x3 |-----------------|

CHORUS - "Cause I'm the taxman..."
[G|--55--3-|] - |--------| [|--77--5-|]
[D|----55--|] - |--55--3-| [|----77--|]
[A|-3------|] - |----55--| [|-5------|]
[E|--------|]x2 |-3------| [|--------|]x2

VERSE 3 - "Don't ask me what I want it for..."
[G|--77--5-|] - |-------5-| [|--77--5-|] - |-------5---77--5-|
[D|----77--|] - |-----7---| [|----77--|] - |-----7-------77--|
[A|-5------|] - |-5-5-----| [|-5------|] - |-5-5------5------|
[E|--------|]x2 |---------| [|--------|]x3 |-----------------|

CHORUS - "Cause I'm the taxman..."
G|--55---3---55--3---------------77--5-----77---5-|
D|----55-------55--5---55--3-------77--5-----77---|
A|-3--------3------------55--5--5---------5-------|
E|--------------------3---------------------------|

VERSE 4 - "Now my advice for those who die..."
[G|--77--5-|] - |-------5-| [|--77--5-|] - |-------5---5h7-7------|
[D|----77--|] - |-----7---| [|----77--|] - |-----7--------5-5h7-5-|
[A|-5------|] - |-5-5-----| [|-5------|] - |-5-5------5-----------|
[E|--------|]x2 |---------| [|--------|]x3 |----------------------|

CHORUS - "Cause I'm the taxman..."
G|---5--3-----55--3----------------7--5---|
D|----55--5-----55--5----5--3-------77--5-|
A|-3---------3------------55--5--5--------|
E|---------------------3------------------|

TAG - "And you're working for no one but me..."
G|-----------------| [|---7--5-|] - |-------5-| [|--77--5-|] - |----|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0---| [|----77--|] - |-----7---| [|----77--|] - |----|
A|---------------3-| [|-5------|] - |-5-5-----| [|-5------|] - |-5>-|
E|-----------------| [|--------|]x2 |---------| [|--------|]x2 |----|

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