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"Taxman" is a song by George Harrison, released in 1966 on the Beatles album Revolver. The song is a critique of the high taxes imposed by the British government at the time. Harrison wrote it after receiving a large tax bill, and the lyrics humorously address the government's role as "the taxman". The song features a distinctive guitar riff and a driving rhythm, characteristic of the Beatles' evolving sound in the mid-1960s.12

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