Cab Driver Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

E|---0(X) E|---X(7) E|---3---|

A|---X(0) A|---7--- A|--------|X(0)

Intro

Start the song out with an Am - maybe arpeggio it for a few bars - once the

chords start, play the following progression:

 [Am7/9 Em/B Dm7 Em7] X3

Verse 1

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7

Standin' in the rain, cab comes into view

 asks me where am I goin' Em7to

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7

Runnin' for so long; been gone too many nights

 - and my heart has paid tEm7he price

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7 Em7

This ain't heaven; this ain't the life I bargained for (oh, no)

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7

My reason for livin' isn't here inside this car

 Girl I gotta get back to Em7you

Chorus 1

Am7/9 Em/B

Cab driver, take me home

 I spent Dm7too much time away; too much time aEm7lone

Am7/9 Em/B

Cab driver, take me home

 I spent Dm7too much time away from my babyEm7

Verse 2

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7

I need familiar streets to show me that you're near

 Feelin' like a stranger hEm7ere

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7

Oh does the mirror show the miles on my face

 Am I goin' any plEm7ace

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7 Em7

This ain't heaven; this ain't the life I was hopin' for (oh, no)

Am7/9 Em/B Dm7

My reason for livin' sure ain't here inside this car

 You know I've gotta get back to Em7you

Chorus 2

Am7/9 Em/B

Cab driver, take me home

 I spent Dm7too much time away; too much time aEm7lone

Am7/9 Em/B

Cab driver, take me home

 I spent Dm7too much time away from my babyEm7

Am7/9 Em/B

Cab driver, take me home

  Dm7 . . . too much time . . .Em7

Am7/9 Em/B

Cab driver, take me home

 I spent Dm7too much time away from my babyEm7

Bridge

D9I need to see the G5lovin' on your Amface

D9A kiss from your lG5ips - oh, the tDm7aste, baby

D9Nothing waiting foG5r me but a loneAmly room

F G Am7/9

I've gotta get back to my baby - soon

Chorus 3

This is exactly the same as both "CHORUS 1" and "2," simply longer, with

vocal improv drifting over the repeated chorus. Simply play the progression of the earlier

over and over again until the song fades out.

NOTE: Daryl Hall's solo work is definately underrated - this song is is proof of that!!

free to replace the "G5" in the line "Nothing waiting for me but a lonely room" (see

with an "Em" if it sounds better. If the either the rhythm or timing of the chords doesn't make sense,

just listen to the song - it should be pretty self-explanatory.