Taxman Chords by Lucky Dube
Tempo:
107.05 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[D] I [E]
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[E] pay [F#m] my gardener to [D] clean up my garden.
[E] I pay the [F#m] dog to check on [D] the other team.
[E] I pay [F#m] my lawyer to fight [D] for my rights.
[E] And I pay [F#m] my gardener to guard [D] my garden.
[E] There's only [F#m] one man I pay, but I don't [D] know what I'm paying [E] for.
I'm talking [F#m] about the tax man.
[D]
[E] My Lord, I'm talking about [F#m] the tax man.
[D]
[E] Oh, I say, [F#m] the tax man.
Why [D]
don't [E] you tell me now, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman?
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I [E] want to know where my money [F#m] goes.
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I'm [E] talking to you, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman.
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
[E] Tell me now.
[F#m] Why have you brought me in [D] here?
[E] Mr.
Taxman.
[F#m]
$200 ,000,000,000,000 of [D] taxpayers' money disappear [E] every year.
Unaccounted [F#m] for.
Every dead man [D] pays tax.
He pays [E] taxes.
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[E] You take [F#m] from the rich, take [D] from the poor.
[E] You even take [F#m] from me.
Can't [D] understand it.
[E] I paid [F#m] for the police to, [D] I don't know [E] why.
Russell [F#m] Parker, I was good enough.
There wouldn't be [D] so much crime in the [E] streets.
Then tell me [F#m] you're a f*****g liar.
And you [D] always take the [E] navigate.
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[E] [F#m]
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[E] [F#m] Why have you [D] brought me in here?
[E] Mr. Taxman.
[F#m] Why have [D]
you brought me in here?
Mr. [E] Taxman.
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[D] I [E]
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[E] [F#m]
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[E] [F#m]
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[E] pay [F#m] my gardener to [D] clean up my garden.
[E] I pay the [F#m] dog to check on [D] the other team.
[E] I pay [F#m] my lawyer to fight [D] for my rights.
[E] And I pay [F#m] my gardener to guard [D] my garden.
[E] There's only [F#m] one man I pay, but I don't [D] know what I'm paying [E] for.
I'm talking [F#m] about the tax man.
[D]
[E] My Lord, I'm talking about [F#m] the tax man.
[D]
[E] Oh, I say, [F#m] the tax man.
Why [D]
don't [E] you tell me now, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman?
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I [E] want to know where my money [F#m] goes.
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I'm [E] talking to you, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman.
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
[E] Tell me now.
[F#m] Why have you brought me in [D] here?
[E] Mr.
Taxman.
[F#m]
$200 ,000,000,000,000 of [D] taxpayers' money disappear [E] every year.
Unaccounted [F#m] for.
Every dead man [D] pays tax.
He pays [E] taxes.
[F#m]
[D]
[E] You take [F#m] from the rich, take [D] from the poor.
[E] You even take [F#m] from me.
Can't [D] understand it.
[E] I paid [F#m] for the police to, [D] I don't know [E] why.
Russell [F#m] Parker, I was good enough.
There wouldn't be [D] so much crime in the [E] streets.
Then tell me [F#m] you're a f*****g liar.
And you [D] always take the [E] navigate.
[F#m]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [F#m] Why have you [D] brought me in here?
[E] Mr. Taxman.
[F#m] Why have [D]
you brought me in here?
Mr. [E] Taxman.
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_ [E] _ _ pay [F#m] my _ gardener to [D] clean up my garden. _
_ [E] _ I pay the [F#m] _ dog _ _ to check on [D] the other team.
_ [E] _ I pay [F#m] my lawyer _ to _ fight [D] for my rights.
_ [E] And I pay [F#m] my _ _ gardener to guard [D] my garden. _
_ [E] _ There's only [F#m] one man I pay, _ but I don't [D] know what I'm paying [E] for.
I'm talking [F#m] about the tax man.
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[E] My Lord, I'm talking about [F#m] the tax man.
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_ [E] Oh, I say, [F#m] the tax man.
Why _ _ _ [D] _ _
don't [E] you tell me now, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman?
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I [E] want to know where my money [F#m] goes.
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I'm [E] talking to you, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman.
Why have you brought me [D] in here? _
[E] Tell me now.
_ _ [F#m] _ Why have you brought me in [D] here? _ _
[E] Mr.
Taxman.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ $200 _ ,000,000,000,000 of [D] taxpayers' money disappear [E] every year.
Unaccounted [F#m] for. _ _
_ _ Every dead man [D] pays tax.
He pays [E] taxes.
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_ [E] _ You take [F#m] from the rich, _ _ _ take [D] from the poor.
_ [E] You even take [F#m] from me.
_ _ _ Can't [D] understand it. _
_ [E] _ I paid [F#m] for the police _ _ _ to, [D] _ I don't know [E] why.
_ Russell [F#m] Parker, I was good enough.
_ There wouldn't be [D] so much crime in the [E] streets.
Then tell me [F#m] you're a f*****g liar.
_ _ And you [D] always take the [E] navigate.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ Why have you _ _ _ [D] _ brought me in here?
[E] Mr. Taxman.
_ _ [F#m] Why have _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
you brought me in here?
Mr. [E] Taxman.
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_ [E] _ _ pay [F#m] my _ gardener to [D] clean up my garden. _
_ [E] _ I pay the [F#m] _ dog _ _ to check on [D] the other team.
_ [E] _ I pay [F#m] my lawyer _ to _ fight [D] for my rights.
_ [E] And I pay [F#m] my _ _ gardener to guard [D] my garden. _
_ [E] _ There's only [F#m] one man I pay, _ but I don't [D] know what I'm paying [E] for.
I'm talking [F#m] about the tax man.
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[E] My Lord, I'm talking about [F#m] the tax man.
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_ [E] Oh, I say, [F#m] the tax man.
Why _ _ _ [D] _ _
don't [E] you tell me now, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman?
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I [E] want to know where my money [F#m] goes.
Why have you brought me [D] in here?
I'm [E] talking to you, Mr.
[F#m] Taxman.
Why have you brought me [D] in here? _
[E] Tell me now.
_ _ [F#m] _ Why have you brought me in [D] here? _ _
[E] Mr.
Taxman.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ $200 _ ,000,000,000,000 of [D] taxpayers' money disappear [E] every year.
Unaccounted [F#m] for. _ _
_ _ Every dead man [D] pays tax.
He pays [E] taxes.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ You take [F#m] from the rich, _ _ _ take [D] from the poor.
_ [E] You even take [F#m] from me.
_ _ _ Can't [D] understand it. _
_ [E] _ I paid [F#m] for the police _ _ _ to, [D] _ I don't know [E] why.
_ Russell [F#m] Parker, I was good enough.
_ There wouldn't be [D] so much crime in the [E] streets.
Then tell me [F#m] you're a f*****g liar.
_ _ And you [D] always take the [E] navigate.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ Why have you _ _ _ [D] _ brought me in here?
[E] Mr. Taxman.
_ _ [F#m] Why have _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
you brought me in here?
Mr. [E] Taxman.
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