Big Yellow Taxi Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
They [G]paved paradis[D]e and put
up a parking lot
With a pink [Bm]hotel, a [D]boutique
[A]And a swinging [D]hot spot

[Verse 2]
[D]Don't it always [G]seem to [Bm]go
[G]That you [Gm]don't know what you've
[D]Got till it's gone?
They [G]paved paradise and
[A]put up a parking [G]lot[D]

[Verse 3]
They [G]took all the trees and [D]put
'em in a [A]tree [D]mu seum
And then they [G]charged [Em]the people a
[A]Dollar- and- a half [D]just to see 'em

[Verse 4]
[D]Don't it always [G]seem to go
That you [Gm]don't know what you've
[D]Got till it's gone?
They [G]paved paradise [D]and put up

[Verse 5]
a parking lot
[G]Hey farmer, farmer,
put away your DDT [D]now
[G]Give me spots on my apples but leave
Me the [D]birds and the bees, please

[Verse 6]
[D]Don't it always [G]seem to go
[Gm]That you don't know what you've
[D]Got till it's gone?
They [G]paved paradise and
[A]put up [D]a parking lot

[Verse 7]
[G]Late last night I heard
[D]the screen [Gm]door slam[D]
And a [G]big yellow taxi
[A]took away [D]my old man

[Verse 8]
[D]Don't it [G]al ways seem to go
That you [Gm]don't know what you've
[D]Got till it's gone?
They paved [Bm]paradise, [G]put[A] up a par[D]king lot[G]

[Verse 9]
[D]I said, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've
Got till it's gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
They [G]paved paradise, [D]put up a parking lot
They [G]paved paradis[Em]e, put up a pa[D]rking lot