Taxi

Capo 3 (Chords at bottom) A - Em/A - A - Em/A - A - Em/A - A - Em/A A Em/A A Em/A It was raining hard in Frisco A Em/A A Em/A I needed one more fare to make my night A Em/A A Em/A A lady up ahead waved to flag me down G F Em/A She got in at the light A Em/A A Em/A Where you going to my Lady Blue A Em/A A Em/A A Em/A It's a shame you ruined your gown in the rain A Em/A A Em/A She just looked out the window G F She said, "16 Parkside Lane." A - Em/A - A - Em/A - G - F - A - G - F - A - Em/A A Em/A A Em/A Something about her was familiar A Em/A Em/A I could swear I seen her face before A Em/A A Em/A But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken." G F AEm/A And she didn't say anything more. A Em/A A Em/A It, took a while but she looked in the mirror A Em/A A Em/A Then she glanced at the license for my name A Em/A A Em/A A smile seemed to come to her slowly. G F A Em/A It was a sad smile just the same D A And she said, "How are you, Harry?" G D A I said, "How are you, Sue? D A F#m Through the too many miles and the too little smiles Bm7 Bm/E A Em/A I still remember you." A - Em/A - A - Em/A - A - Em/A - A - Em/A A - Em/A - G - F - A - Em/A - A Em/A A Em/A A Em/A It was somewhere in a fairy tale A Em/A A Em/A I used to take her home in my car A Em/A A Em/A We learned about love in the back of a Dodge, G F Em/A The lesson hadn't gone too far D Bm You see, she was gonna be an actress A F#m And I was gonna learn to fly D A She took off to find the footlights, G F A Em/A I took off to find the sky. A-G-G-G G Oh, I've got something inside me F#m B7 To drive the princess blind Em Em/D Em/C# Em/D Em Em/CEm/B There's a wild man wizard he's hiding in me A Bm Illuminating my mind G I got something inside me F#m B7 Not what my life's about Em Em/D Dm/C# Em/D Em Em/D Em/C# 'Cause I been letting my outside tide me Fmaj7 A#maj7 Over 'til my time runs out. A-A-A-F-Cj7 C Gmaj7 Baby's so high that she's skying Dm7 G7 Yeah she's flying, but afraid to fall C Cmaj7 Bm And I'll tell you why Baby's crying Em9 Dm9 Em/A 'Cause she's dying, aren't we all? A Em/A A Em/A There was not much more for us to talk about A Em/A A Em/A Whatever we had once was gone. A Em/A A Em/A So I turned the cab into the driveway G F Em/A Past the gate and the fine trimmed lawns A Em/A And she said, "We must get together." A Em/A Em/A But I knew it'd never be arranged. A Em/A A Em/A And she handed me twenty dollars for a two-fifty fare G F She said, "Harry, keep the change." A-E-A-Em/A Aadd2 Well another man might have been angry And another man might have been hurt But another man never would have let her go G F AEm/A I stashed the bill in my shirt. D A And she walked away in silence G D A It's strange how you never know D A F#m But we'd both gotten what we'd asked for Bm7 Bm/E AEm/A Such a long, long time ago A Em/A A Em/A You see, she was gonna be an actress A Em/A Em/A And I was gonna learn to fly A Em/A A Em/A She took off to find the footlights G F Em/A I took off to find the sky D Bm And here she's acting happy, A F#m Inside her handsome home D A And me I'm flying in my taxi G F A Taking tips and getting stoned Bm E A Em/A I go flying so high when I'm stoned