Down in old Ti jua na town
there’s this hap py honk in’ sound,
some (F)thing (D7)you just (D)can’t (D7)put down.
It’s the (C7)world re nowned
Ti jua na (F)tax i cab.
So, you’re not im pressed you say
with a beat up Chev ro let,
but (F)that (D7)driv er (D)man, (D7)Jo sé
knows his (C7)way a round
Ti jua na (F)tax i cab.
So, you’re (F)town, Hey, ya wan na swing, just tell Jo sé!
have your self a fling, What cha wan na play?
meet some pret ty thing?
An y time you say, Liv in’ like a king!
long as you can pay.
(Bb)Pic ture post cards
’n’ hot te qui la, (F)French per fume, man,
from Ven e zue (D7)la, (Gm)when you’re on a
Ti jua na tax i (F)ride!
Give those bulls a great big band,
love that mar i (C7)ach i band.
But the (D7)best thing (D)in (D7)the land
is that (C7)hand me down
Ti jua na (F)tax i cab.
Hey, ya wan na swing, You just tell Jo sé!
have your self a fling, What cha wan na play?
meet some pret ty thing?
An y time you say, Liv in’ like a king!
long as you can pay.
ture post cards
’n’ hot te qui la, (F)French per fume, man,
from Ven e zue (D7)la, (Gm)when you’re on a
Ti jua na tax i (F)ride!
So ya swing and go for broke,
not a pen ny (C7)in your poke,
got no (D7)cig a (D)rettes (D7)to smoke.
But ya (C7)hand me down
Ti jua na (F)tax i cab.
Hey, ya wan na swing, (C7)had your fling,
the (C9)pret ty thing,
and (C6)ev ’ry thing
is (C7)ring a ding.
O (F)lé!
This page shows “Tijuana Taxi” by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Band in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.