10cc – Taxi Taxi (Guitar)

Key

Auto-scroll

Chords

[Intro] D Dadd9 D G A D Bm Em Bm A G D/F# G A Bm G D A G D A D Dadd9 D G A D [Verse 1]

D
  The hands on the clock seem to stick to the face

But the seconds are turning to minutes

               Bm Em Bm
And minutes to days

A
I try not to look at the grin on its face

But I know that it knows that I gotta get out

          G   D/F# G A
Of this place

Bm
   Time to close the day, time to lock the door

Time to greet the street

                 G  D       A
I'm so happy I'm walking on air

                   G D     A
People staring but I don't care

[Chorus]

A     G/A    A     G/A    D     G/A  A
Taxi, call a taxi, yellow taxi, taxi taxi

G/A            F       G/F      F
Don't take the subway, don't go that way

 G/F    F         G/F      F
'Snot a safe way, don't go that way

G     A           G/A        A
Gotta cross town, don't want trouble

G/A    A         G/A    A
Got to get there on the double

G/A       F        G/F     F
She'll be waiting, I'll be running

G/F       F        G/F     F      G/F
She'll be thinking I'm not coming

[Post-Chorus]

Bm7                 Gmaj7
    I can't wait to talk to you

Bm7                   Gmaj7
    Tell you what I'd like to do

                    A                  Gmaj7
We'll find a little restaurant (Restaurant)

                      A             Gmaj7
A little vino for the ambiance (Ambiance)

D/F#                              G#dim
In the candlelight we're holding hands

D Dadd9 D G A D [Verse 2]

D
Time always flies when you really don't want it to

The waiters are staring at me

                   Bm      Em Bm
But I've only got eyes for you

A
  Leave us alone we don't wanna go home

Put your chairs on the tables

                                     G   D/F# G A
We can let ourselves out when you've gone

Bm
   Time to take you home, time to say goodnight

We don't wanna part

                     G D A
Let's be together tonight

                     G D
Let's be together tonight

[Chorus]

A     G/A    A     G/A    D     G/A  A
Taxi, call a taxi, yellow taxi, taxi taxi

G/A            F       G/F      F
Don't take the subway, don't go that way

 G/F    F         G/F      F
'Snot a safe way, we'll go our way

G     A          G/A     A
Gotta cross town back to my place

G/A      A            G/A       A
Pull the shades down, screw the rat race

G/A    F        G/F  F
We're alone now undercover

G/F      F         G/F      F    G/F
Hang the sign out, don't disturb

[Post-Chorus]

Bm7                Gmaj7
    Now I'm really close to you

Bm7                 Gmaj7
    Tell you what I want to do

                      A                          Gmaj7
I wanna take you to a tropical place (Tropical place)

                               A                                Gmaj7
Beneath the stars I'll see the love in your face (Love in your face)

D/F#                                 G#dim
In the pale moonlight we're holding hands

D/A                              A#aug
Following the footprints in the sand

            Bm
It's been a hell of a day in the city

         Cadd9
Now it's time to get away

[Outro] Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7 Bbadd9 Gm7

Bbadd9 Gm7
(Fade Out)