...TAXI DRIVER... by Steel Pulse
-----------------...............

*from 'Victims' (1991)*


Intro:

(Spoken):

    F#Now (244322@1)hear this,
         Bcrowd (x2444x@1)of people;
           F#I (244322@1)man well vex,
And just have fe,
B (x2444x@1)Big up me chest,
         F#'Cos (244322@1)the Taxi Driver,
                 BDon't (x2444x@1)have no re-spect.

F# (244322@1)Want I fe,
      BCatch (x2444x@1)bus,
    F#Hop (244322@1)truck,
         BAnd (x2444x@1)ride bike,
    F#And (244322@1)stand up,
On the road,
          BAnd (x2444x@1)hitch hike.
            F#But (244322@1)dem deh things,
Can't go on,
B (x2444x@1)                F# (244322@1)'Cos Natty Dread,
         BRide (x2444x@1)the storm!

Chorus 1:

     F#Taxi (244322@1)Driver,
     B(Dri-ver), (x2444x@1)               F#Won't (244322@1)stop for me,
          B(Stop (x2444x@1)for me).
     F#When-ever (244322@1)I,
         BFlag (x2444x@1)him down,
                  F# (244322@1)BHe (x2444x@1)won't stop for me.

     F#Taxi (244322@1)Driver,
     B(Dri-ver), (x2444x@1)               F#Won't (244322@1)stop for me,
          B(Stop (x2444x@1)for me).
     F#When-ever (244322@1)I,
         BFlag (x2444x@1)him down,
                  F# (244322@1)BHe (x2444x@1)won't stop for me.

Verse 1:

(DJ Bumbo Brown)

     F#In (244322@1)a London city,
    BAnd (x2444x@1)in a New York
          F#There (244322@1)are no go,
      BAreas (x2444x@1)after dark.
      F#I (244322@1)say muggers,
On the streets,
    BAnd (x2444x@1)thief,
In the park,
F# (244322@1)Tramps 'pon,
The sidewalk,
  BA (x2444x@1)dem a sky lark.

F# (244322@1)Some a,
Catch the taxi,
          BWhen (x2444x@1)they reach,
Their spot.
    F#Pre-tend (244322@1)to,
Pay the driver,
And then they,
B (x2444x@1)Just run off.
       F#Some (244322@1)a argue,
With the driver,
And say the,
B (x2444x@1)Fare aint right,
    F#The (244322@1)next thing,
You know,
They got a,
B (x2444x@1)Kitchen knife.

Chorus 2:

     F#Taxi (244322@1)Driver,
     B(Dri-ver), (x2444x@1)               F#Won't (244322@1)stop for me,
          B(Stop (x2444x@1)for me).
     F#When-ever (244322@1)I,
         BFlag (x2444x@1)him down,
                  F# (244322@1)BHe (x2444x@1)won't stop for me.

Interlude:

F#  B (x2)

Break:

F# (n.c)
 To hail a cab,
You got to be fast,
You try to catch a taxi,
But they just drive past.

Verse 2:

(David Dread)

    F#The (244322@1)taxi-cab driver,
      BNever (x2444x@1)stop for me,
         F#They (244322@1)got all kind,
Of excuses,
B (x2444x@1)Up his sleeve.
     F#Some (244322@1)say,
They off duty,
     BSome (x2444x@1)say,
They not free.
    F#The (244322@1)taxi cab driver,
      BNever (x2444x@1)stop for me.

  F#Because (244322@1)of,
My dreadlocks,
B (x2444x@1)Looking wild,
     F#They (244322@1)think,
I'm a mugger,
   BOr (x2444x@1)some bad guy.
F# (244322@1)No they,
Never stop they,
     BJust (x2444x@1)pass me by,
     F#They (244322@1)treat me,
Like a leper,
      BWho's (x2444x@1)left to die.
Yo!

Chorus 3:

F# (244322@1)Driver,
     B(Dri-ver), (x2444x@1)               F#Won't (244322@1)stop for me,
          B(Stop (x2444x@1)for me).
   F#No (244322@1)care how,
           BI (x2444x@1)flag him down,
                  F# (244322@1)BHe (x2444x@1)won't stop for me.

Break:

F# (244322@1)Excuse me mate,
        BCan (x2444x@1)you get,
           F# (244322@1)BMe (x2444x@1)a taxi?
F# (244322@1)         B (x2444x@1)Is that the driver?
F# (244322@1)   B (x2444x@1)Boy...Jungle!

Interlude:

F#  B (x4)

Verse 3:

(DJ Bumbo Brown)

           F#(n.c) (244322@1)Well I was walking,
With my son,
Who was just a child,
And still the Taxi Driver,
              BWouldn't (x2444x@1)give me a ride.
F# (n.c)
 He was caught by,
    BThe (x2444x@1)traffic lights,
                F#(n.c) (244322@1)And had to slow down,
                BSo (x2444x@1)I opened the back door,
               F#(n.c) (244322@1)And sat my son down.
                     BSo (x2444x@1)he tried his best to,
                    F#(n.c) (244322@1)Stop me from coming in,
I say move yourself man,
B (x2444x@1)And start your driving!

F# (244322@1)He was very angry,
       BBut (x2444x@1)he asked where to,
       F#I (244322@1)said take me,
To the station,
         BMy (x2444x@1)train leaving soon.
   F#So (244322@1)guess what,
He did to me,
B (x2444x@1)Just for spite;
   F# (n.c)
He stopped at every,
Single traffic light.

   F#He (244322@1)took the wrong turn,
        BAnd (x2444x@1)the long way too,
   F#He (244322@1)stopped at the bar,
        BJust (x2444x@1)to use the loo.
     F#When (244322@1)I got to the station,
       BIt (x2444x@1)was all in vain;
     F#Good (244322@1)golly good gosh,
        BI (x2444x@1)say I miss my train.

Coda:

F# (244322@1)Me kick up,
The taxi,
   BMe (x2444x@1)kick up,
The Taxi Driver,
F# (244322@1)Me lick up,
The taxi,
   BMe (x2444x@1)lick up,
The Taxi Driver.

F# (244322@1)Me kick up,
The taxi,
   BMe (x2444x@1)kick up,
The Taxi Driver,
F# (244322@1)Me lick up,
The taxi,
   BMe (x2444x@1)lick up,
The Taxi Driver.

F# (244322@1)Not stopping,
        BThey're (x2444x@1)just,
Not stopping,
F# (244322@1)Not stopping,
        BThey're (x2444x@1)just,
Not stopping.
 
F# (244322@1)Not stopping,
        BThey're (x2444x@1)just,
Not stopping,
F# (244322@1)Not stopping,
        BThey're (x2444x@1)just,
Not stopping.

F# (244322@1)Not stopping,
        BThey're (x2444x@1)just,
Not stopping,
F# (n.c)
 Not stopping,
They're just,
Not stopping.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F# (244322@1)    B (x2444x@1) EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx322  xxx442


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)