Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell
[Intro]
[D] [Dmaj9] [G] [Dmaj9]
[D] [Dmaj9] [G] [Dmaj9]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4]
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4]
[Verse]
They [G]paved paradise and put up a parking [D]lot
With a [G]pink hotel, a [Dmaj9]boutique, and a [D]swinging hot spot
[Cborus]
[D]Don't it always [Dmaj9]seem to go
That you [G]don't know what you've [Dmaj9]got till it's [D]gone
They [G]paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
[D]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Dmaj9]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Verse]
[G]They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree mu[D]seum
And they [G]charged the people a [Dmaj9]buck and a half just to [D]see 'em
[Cborus]
[D]Don't it always [Dmaj9]seem to go
That you [G]don't know what you've [Dmaj9]got till it's [D]gone
They [G]paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
[D]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Dmaj9]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Verse]
[G]Hey farmer farmer, put away the D. D. [D]T. Now
Give me [G]spots on my apples,
But [Dmaj9]leave me the birds and the [D]bees Please!
[Cborus]
[D]Don't it always [Dmaj9]seem to go
That you [G]don't know what you've [Dmaj9]got till it's [D]gone
They [G]paved paradise ad [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
[D]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Dmaj9]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[D]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Dmaj9]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Instrumental]
(Same as chorus add guitar solo)
[Verse]
[G]Late last night, I heard my screen door [D]slam
And a [G]big yellow taxi, took [Dmaj9]away my [D]gal
[Cborus]
[D]Don't it always [Dmaj9]seem to go
That you [G]don't know what you've [Dmaj9]got till it's [D]gone
They [G]paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
[D]Ooo wap wap wap wap
[Dmaj9]Ooo wap wap wap wap
I said [D]Don't it always [Dmaj9]seem to go
That you [G]don't know what you've [Dmaj9]got till it's [D]gone
They [G]paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
Paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
Paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
Paved paradise and [Dmaj9]put up a parking [D]lot
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