'The Final Taxi' by Wreckless Eric.
From 'The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric' LP, on Stiff Records, 1978.
Verse 1:
F Am
A black cavalcade winds its way through the backstreets,
D G
Flowers piled high on a wooden box.
F Am
friends and relations sat in rows in the back seats,
D G
All looking shakey cos it came as a shock.
Chorus:
F Am
A black cavalcade winds its way through the backstreets,
D G
Some poor soul took his final taxi.
F Am
There's only one destination in the final taxi (x2).
Verse 2:
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F Am
Up through the town to the Garden of Rest,
D G
Riding in style in a long wooden box.
F Am
No fare on the meter, they'll be paying by cheque,
D G
This is one fare you dont see up on the clock.
Chorus.
Bridge:
Am
there's only one destination ooooooooh,
D
there's only one destination ooooooooh,
F
there's onyl one destination ooooooooh,
G
there's only one destination ooooh.
Verse 3:
F Am
They lowered him down into a hole in the ground,
D G
Threw in the flowers and shovelled earth on top.
F Am
The cars pulled away from the Garden of Rest,
D G
For a funeral tea, with twentu five guests.
F Am
The cars pulled away for the funeral tea,
D G
Cos some poor sod took his final taxi.
Chorus (x2).
HAHAHAHAHaaaah.
