Taxi Driver Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Spoken):

 Now F♯hear this crowd of Bpeople;

 I man well F♯vex and just have fe Bbig up me chest,

 'Cos the F♯Taxi Driver don't have no re-Bspect.

F♯ Want I fe catch Bbus, hop F♯truck and ride Bbike,

 And F♯stand up on the road and hitch Bhike.

 But dem deh F♯things can't go on,B 'cos Natty Dread..F♯. ride the sBtorm!

Chorus 1

 Taxi F♯Driver, (dri-Bver), won't stop for F♯me, (stop for Bme).

 When-F♯ever I flag him Bdown, he won't stop for F♯me. B

 Taxi F♯Driver, (dri-Bver), won't stop for F♯me, (stop for Bme).

 When-F♯ever I flag him Bdown, he won't stop for F♯me. B

Verse 1

(DJ Bumbo Brown)

 In a-F♯London city and Bin a-New York,

 There are F♯no-go areas, Bafter dark.

 I say F♯muggers on the streets and Bthief in the park,

F♯ Tramps 'pon the sidewalk; a Bdem a-sky lark.

F♯ Some a catch the taxi, when they Breach their spot,

 Pre-F♯tend to pay the driver and then they Bjust run off.

 Some a F♯argue with the driver and say the Bfare ain't right,

 The F♯next thing you know' they got a Bkitchen knife.

Chorus 2

 Taxi F♯Driver, (dri-Bver), won't stop for F♯me, (stop for Bme).

 When-F♯ever I flag him Bdown, he won't stop for F♯me. B

Interlude

F♯ B

Break

F♯ To Chail a cab you got to be fast,

You try to catch a taxi, but they just drive past.

Verse 2

(David Dread)

 The F♯taxi-cab driver never Bstop for me,

 They got F♯all kind of excuses Bup his sleeve.

 Some F♯say they off duty; some Bsay they not free,

 The F♯taxi cab driver never Bstop for me.

 Be-F♯cause of my dreadlocks, Blooking wild,

 They F♯think I'm a mugger, or Bsome bad guy.

F♯ No they never stop, they just Bpass me by,

 They F♯treat me like a leper who's Bleft to die, yo!

Chorus 3

F♯ Driver, (dri-Bver), won't stop for F♯me, (stop for Bme).

 No F♯care how I flag him Bdown, he won't stop for F♯me. B

Break

F♯ Excuse me mate, can you Bget me a taxi? F♯ B

F♯ Is that the Bdriver? F♯Boy... BJungle!

Interlude

F♯ B

Verse 3

(DJ Bumbo Brown)

 Well, I was F♯walkCing with my son, who was just a child,

 And still the Taxi Driver wouldn't give Bme a ride.

F♯ He Cwas caught by the tBraffic lights, and had to slow dF♯own,C

 So I opened the Bback door and sat my son F♯downC.

 So he tried his best Bto stop me from coming F♯in, C

 I say move yourself man, Band start your driving!

F♯ He was very angry, but he Basked; where to?

 I said F♯take me to the station; my train Bleaving soon.

 So F♯guess what he did to me, Bjust for spite;

 He F♯stopCped at every single traffic light.

 He F♯took the wrong turn and the Blong way, too,

 He F♯stopped at the bar, just to Buse the loo.

 When F♯I got to the station, it was Ball in vain;

 Good F♯golly, good gosh, I say, I Bmiss my train.

Coda

F♯ Me kick up the taxi, me Bkick up the taxi, driver,

F♯ Me lick up the taxi, me Blick up the taxi, driver.

F♯ Me kick up the taxi, me Bkick up the taxi, driver,

F♯ Me lick up the taxi, me Blick up the taxi, driver.

F♯ Not stopping, they're Bjust not stopping,

F♯ Not stopping, they're Bjust not stopping,

F♯ Not stopping, they're Bjust not stopping,

F♯ Not stopping, they're Bjust not stopping,

F♯ Not stopping, they're Bjust not stopping,

F♯ NotC stopping, they're just not stopping.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

F♯ B

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