Taxi Chords & Lyrics - Harry Chapin

x0[A]2220 x[Em/A]02000 32[G]0033 x[F]03211 xx[D]0232 x2[B]4442 x[C#m7]46454 4[G#m]66444 02[E]2100 2[F#m]44222 x[C#m]46654 24[F#]4344

(Capo 3rd fret)

(Intro) [A] [Em/A] (4x)

It was r[A]aining [Em/A]hard in [A]Frisco [Em/A] I needed [A]one more [Em/A]fare to make [A]my night[Em/A]
A [A]lady up a[Em/A]head waved to [A]flag me [Em/A]down [G]she got [F]in at the [A]light[Em/A] [A] [Em/A]
Oh [A]where ya going [Em/A]to my [A]lady blue[Em/A]
It?s a [A]shame you [Em/A]ruined your [A]gown [Em/A]in the [A]rain [Em/A]
She [A]just [Em/A]looked out the [A]window [Em/A] she said [G]Sixteen [F]Parkside [A]Lane [Em/A] [A] [Em/A]

(Interlude) [A] [G] [D] (hold) [A] [G] [B] (hold)

[B]Something a[A]bout her was [B]familiar [A] I could [B]swear I?d [A]seen her face [B]before [A]
But [B]she said I?m [A]sure you?re mis[B]taken [A] and she [A]didn?t say [G]anything [B]more [A] [B] [A]
It took a [B]while but she [A]looked in the [B]mirror [A]
Then she [B]glanced at the [A]license for [B]my name[A]
A [B]smile seemed to [A]come to her [B]slowly [A] it was a [A]sad [G]smile just the [B]same [A] [B] [A]

[CHORUS]

And she [E]said how are you [B]Harry, I [A]said [E]how are you [B]Sue
Through the [E]too many [F#]miles and [B]too little [G#m]smiles I [E]still... re[A]member [B]you [A]

(Interlude) [B] [A(4x)] [A] [G] [B] [A] [B] [A]

It was [B]some[A]where in a [B]fairy tale [A] I [B]used to take her [A]home in my [B]car [A]
We [B]learned about [A]love in the [B]back of a [A]Dodge
The [A]lessons [G]hadn?t gone too [B]far [A] [B] [A]

You see [E]she was gonna be an [C#m7]actress, and [B]I was gonna learn to [G#m]fly
[E] [B] [E] [A] [B] [A] [B] [A] (build up)
She took off to find the footlights I took off to find the sky

[BRIDGE]

Oh [A]I?ve got something inside me[G#m] to drive a princess [C#]blind
There's a [A]wild man [F#]wizard he?s [F#m]hiding in me, [B]illuminatin my [C#m]mind
Oh [A]I?ve got something inside me [G#m] not what my life's a[C#]bout
Cause [F#m]I?ve been [C#m]letting my [F#m]outside tide me [D]over till my time runs [B]out [A] [B] [A]

There was [B]not much [A]more for us to [B]talk about [A]
What[B]ever we [A]had once was [B]gone [A]
So I [B]turned my [A]cab into the [B]driveway [A]
Past the [A]gate and the [G]fine trimmed [B]lawns [A] [B] [A]
And she [B]said [A]we must get to[B]gether [A] but I [B]knew it?d never [A]be ar[B]ranged [A]
And she [B]hand me twenty [A]dollars for a [B]two fifty [A]fare
And said [A] Harry [G] keep the [B]change [A] [B] [A]

Well an[B]other man might have been [A]angry
And an[B]other man might have been [A]hurt
But an[B]other man never would have [A]let her go
[A] I stashed the [G]bill in my [B]shirt [A] [B] [A]

[CHORUS]

And she [E]walked away in [B]silence, it?s [A]strange how you [E]never [B]know
But [E]we'd both [F#]gotten what we'd [B]asked for [G#m] such a [E]long... long, [A]time a[B]go [A] [B] [A]

You see [B]she was gonna [A]be an [B]actress [A] and [B]I was gonna [A]learn to [B]fly [A]
[B]She took [A]off to find the [B]footlights [A] [A]I took [G]off to for the [B]sky [A] [B] [A]

And [E]here's she's acting [C#m7]happy, in[B]side her handsome [G#m]home
And [E]me I fly in my [B]taxi, taking [E]tips and [A]gettin [B]stoned [A] [B] [A]
[C#m7] [F#] [B] [A] [B] [A] [B] [A] [B] [A] D(hold)
I go flying so high, when I?m stoned