The Taximan’s Daughter by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1992 Santa Barbara album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. Capo on 1st fret.
VERSE 1
The [D7] taximan’s [Em] daughter’s day [C] comes a [Gmaj7] round
[D7] Photographers [Em] hide away, [Bm7] cameras [Am7] down [Cm7]
Her [D7] friends have de [Em] serted her
[G] God, how they [Am7] hurt her [A] [B7] [A]
[Cm7] Baited and [D7] spat on her [G] shoe
VERSE 2
[D7] A country can [Em] change a lot [C] in a [Gmaj7] year
[D7] The roundabout [Em] culture shock [Bm7] disa [Am7] ppears [Cm7]
And [D7] who will pick [Em] up the tab
[G] For my [Am7] taxi cab [A] [B7] [A]
[Cm7] Someone a [D7] long way from [G] here
CHORUS
[Em] Hang a sign on the [A7] door
[Am7] Fumble for the [C/D] key
[Em] Walk away from the [A7] store
And [Am7] years of jealou [C/D] sy
VERSE 3
She [D7] knows what she [Em] wants to be
[G] But she can’t face the [Am7] fight, you see [A] [B7] [A]
[Cm7] Bleach out the [D7] oncoming [G] day [C/D] [G]
[Cmaj7] [Bm7] [Am7] (x2)
VERSE 4
We’re [D7] dressed in tux [Em] edos and [C] we trawl the [Gmaj7] night
[D7] Huddled to [Em] gether, [Bm7] we find first [Am7] light [Cm7]
The [D7] parkland is [Em] flowing now
[G] The crowd keeps [Am7] growing now [A] [B7] [A]
The [Cm7] music has [D7] started to [G] play
CHORUS
[Em] Hang a sign on the [A7] door
[Am7] Fumble for the [C/D] key
[Em] Walk away from the [A7] store
And [Am7] years of jealou [C/D] sy
CHORUS
[Em] Hang a sign on the [A7] door
[Am7] Fumble for the [C/D] key
[Em] Walk away from the [A7] store
And [Am7] years of jealou [C/D] sy
VERSE 5/OUTRO
[D7] She knows what she [Em] wants to be
[G] But she can’t face the [Am7] fight, you see [A] [B7] [A]
The [Cm7] music has [D7] started to [C] play [C/D] [G]