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