Taxman
The Beatles
Written by George Harrison; released on "Revolver" album
George's song about the very high rate of tax they had to pay. This was the
Beatles' most "political" song by that time, it was only preceded by "Think
For Yourself" - also by George... Paul played the guitar solo, which was
artifically added to the end of the song once more. The original recording
had a complete ending where the "second" solo would begin; this can be heard
on the "Anthology 2" album. That version has John and Paul very rapidly
singing "Anybody got a bit of money, anybody got a bit of money, anybody got
a bit of money" (a sixteenth note for each syllable) instead of "Ha! Ha! Mr.
Wilson/Heath" on the version heard on "Revolver" album. There were high D
notes played on the lead guitar in the second verse, which were deleted from
the official version, it can be heard well as those few seconds were also
deleted from the tambourine part. The original recording also missed the
cowbell part which starts at the beginning of the second refrain.
Intro:
G|------- 7------ ----5-- -------|------- 7------ ----5-- -------|
D|--------------5-5h7------------|--------------5-7--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Let me
Verse:
G|------- 7------ ----5-- -------|------- 7------ ----5-- -------|
D|--------------5-7--------------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tell you how it will be
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D|----------------5/7------------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
There's
one
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D|--------------5h7--------------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
for you, nine - teen for me
G|------- ------- ----5-- -------|------- 7------ ----5-- \------|
D|----------------5/7------------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
'Cause the
I'm
Refrain:
G|------- 5------ ----3-- -------|------- 5------ ----3-- -------|
D|----------------3/5------------|--------------3-3h5------------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man, yeah, I'm the
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 7------ ----5-- -------|
D|--------5-----------3----------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|--------------3h5--------------|5------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man
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D|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Should
five
Verse:
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D|--------------5h7--------------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
per - cents ap - pear too small?
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D|---------------/7--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Be thank-
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D|--------------5h7--------------|--------------5h7--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
ful I don't take it all!
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D|---------------/7--------------|--------------757-----7----/7--|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
'Cause the
I'm
Refrain:
G|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|
D|--------------335--------------|--------------335--------------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man, yeah, I'm the
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------5-------h---3----------|--------------557--------------|
A|--------------335--------------|5------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man
G|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
If you drive
Bridge:
G|-------/7------/7------ -------|-------/7------/7------ -------|
D|--------------------7---5\-----|--------------------7\---------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I'll tax the street
a car, car If you try
G|-------/7------/7------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------------------7\---------|-------------------------------|
A|5------------------------------|3-------3-----3-3---3---3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I'll tax your seat
to sit, sit If you get
G|-------/7------/7------ -------|-------/7------/7------ -------|
D|--------------------7\---------|--------------------7\---------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I'll tax the heat
too cold, cold If you take
G|-------/7------/7------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
D|--------------------7\---------|-------------------------------|
A|5------------------------------|3-------3-----3-3---3---3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I'll tax your feet
a walk, walk
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/taxman_btab_ver_5.html ]
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D|-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3---/--|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse (solo):
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D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Tax - man!
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D|----------------5/7------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------- ------- ----5-- -------|------- 7\----- ----5\- -------|
D|----------------5/7------------|----------------7--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
'Cause the
I'm
Refrain:
G|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|
D|--------------335--------------|--------------335--------------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man, yeah, I'm the
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------5-------h---3----------|--------------557--------------|
A|--------------335--------------|5------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man
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D|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Don't ask
Verse
G|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
me what I want it for
G|------- ------- ----5-- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|----------------5/7------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
If you
Ha! Ha! Mister Wil - son
G|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
don't want to pay some more
G|------- ------- ----5-- -------|------- 7\----- ----5\- -------|
D|----------------5/7------------|----------------7--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
'Cause I'm the
Ha! Ha! Mister Heath
Refrain:
G|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|------- 5------ ----3-- -------|
D|--------------335--------------|--------------3h5-----------5--|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man, yeah, I'm the
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------5-----------3----------|--------------557-----------7--|
A|--------------3h5-----------5--|5------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man
G|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Now my
Verse
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D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
ad - vice for those who die
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D|----------------5/7------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
De- clare
Tax - man!
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D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
the pen - nies on your eyes!
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D|----------------5/7------------|----------7-----5-/-7---5\-----|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
'Cause I'm the
Tax - man!
Refrain:
G|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|------- 5------ h---3-- -------|
D|--------------335-----------5--|--------------335-----------5--|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man, yeah, I'm the
G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- 7------ h---5-- -------|
D|--------5-----------3----------|--------------557-----------7--|
A|--------------3h5-----------5--|5------------------------------|
E|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
tax - man And your
Outro:
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D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|8-------8-------8-------8------|8-------7-------5-------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
wor - king for no one, but
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D|--------------557--------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5------------------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
me
Tax - man!
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D|----------------5/7------------|--------------557--------------|
A|5-------5----------------------|5------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Fade out...
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