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  Early Morning Cold Taxi
  by:   The Who
  from:  30 Years of Maximum R&B Box Set  (Previously Unreleased) 
  and The Who Sell Out (remastered edition)
  Written by Cy Langston and Roger Daltrey ©1967 Gowmonk, Inc.
  
  transcription:  mbishop@cnu.edu
  
  Chords:
  
  A       X02220
  Bb      X133xx  (no 3rd!)
  C       X32013
  D       XX0232
  Dsus4   xx0233
  Dsus2   xx0230
  Db      X4666x
  E       022100
  Eb      XX5343  <--- For this song I use X1134X, however I think this
                       voicing is used in the recording. (could be either, but probably the 534)
  F       1Tx3211
  G       3x0033 (no thrd)
  
  (Verse)
  
  G
  Three thirty-six
  D
  It's cold.
  Bb         G
  I know I'm growing old.
      G                         C
  But life's ?best side? on the downward slope
  G                       C
  It's in my own hands; I know how to cope.
     Eb                 F                  D   Dsus4  Dsus2 D
  My girl's with me and all my friends can see...
  (Chorus)
                  G               C    D G        C       D
  Here I am again, early morning, cold taxi.
  G              C    D G
  Early morning, cold taxi.
  (Verse 2)
  G
  Done it before.
  D
  Do it again.
  Bb                    G
  Know from experience, it's not in vain.
            G                C
  She's the best I've had, I cannot see.
  G                       C
  What someone else could do to me.
         Eb                 F                     D     Dsus4  D
  It's a long way home, but love's so warm you'll see.
  (Chorus)
                  G               C    D G        C       D
  Here I am again, early morning, cold taxi.
  G              C    D G
  Early morning, cold taxi.
  (Bridge)   
  Bb                 F
  Early morning cold taxi
       C               G       G**      G    (**not sure if this is C/G!)
  Each time I do it, I feel so down and out.
  Bb                 F
  Early morning cold taxi
            C                         G    G     G
  Though my mind thinks strange, I'll keep on no doubt.
  (Verse 3)
  G
  Three thirty-six
  D
  It's cold.
  Bb         G
  I know I'm growing old.
  G       C              G                     C
  One day we'll be wed.  This I know, for it's what she said.
  Eb                F          D          E
  Then no more will my mind be uneasy.
  
  [solo]
    A                   D       E   A               D    E  
  |---7--9--9--7--7---|-7--5-5--7-|---------------|----2-4---|
  |---10-10-10-10-10--|-7--7-7--9-|---0-2-2-0-2---|--3-------|
  |---9--9--9--9--9---|-7--7-7--9-|---2-2-2-2-2---|---2----4-|
  |-------------------|-----------|---2-2-2-2-2---|-0--------|
  |-------------------|-----------|-0-------------|----------|
  |-------------------|-----------|---------------|----------|
  
    A              D     E   A               
  |---5-5-5-5-5--|---------|-5---5-----5---|-----------|
  |---5-5-5-0-5--|-7-7-7-9-|-----5-----5---|-----------|
  |---6-6-6-6-6--|-7-7-7-9-|-6---6-----6---|-----------|
  |---7-7-7-7-7--|---------|-----7-7---7-7-|-----------|
  |-0------------|---------|---0-----0-----|-5-5---0-0-|
  |--------------|---------|---------------|-----------|
  
  
  [second bridge]
  C                  G
  Early morning cold taxi
       D               A       A**      A     (**Same thing: D/A?)
  Each time I do it, I feel so down and out.
  C                  G
  Early morning cold taxi
            D                         A    A     A
  Though my mind thinks strange, I'll keep on no doubt.
  
  A
  Three thirty-six
  E
  It's cold.
  C          A
  I know I'm growing old.
  A       D              A                     D
  One day we'll be wed.  This I know, for it's what she said.
  F                 G          E          ...
  Then no more will my mind be uneasy.
  
  

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