Big Yellow Taxi Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 1]
They [C]paved paradise
And put up a parking [G]lot
With a [C]pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging [G]hot spot

[Chorus 1]
[G]Don't it al[D]ways seem to go
That you [C]don't know
what you've got 'til it's [G]gone
They [C]paved paradise
And [D]put up a parking [G]lot[G]

[Verse 2]
They [C]took all the trees
And put 'em in a tree [G]museum
And they [C]charged the people
A [D]dollar and a half to [G]seem 'em

[Chorus 2]
No, no, no, [G]don't it al[D]ways seem to go
That you [C]don't know
what you've got 'til it's [G]gone
They [C]paved paradise
And [D]put up a parking [G]lot[G]

[Verse 3]
Hey [C]farmer, farmer
Put away your DD[G]T
I don't care about [C]spots on my apples
[D]Leave me the birds and the [G]bees

[Chorus 3]
Please!
[G]Don't it al[D]ways seem to go
That you [C]don't know
what you've got 'til it's [G]gone
They [C]paved paradise
And [D]put up a parking [G]lot
Hey, now they [C]paved paradise
To [D]put up a parking [G]lot[G]

[Interlude 1]
[C][G]
[C][D][G]
[C][G]
[Em][G][C][C]

[Verse 4]
Listen, [C]late last night
I heard the screen [G]door slam
And a [C]big yellow taxi
[D]Took my girl a[G]way

[Chorus 4]
Now, [G]don't it al[D]ways seem to go
That you [C]don't know
what you've got 'til it's [G]gone
They [C]paved paradise
And [D]put up a parking [G]lot

[Chorus 5]
Hey, now, now, [G]don't it al[D]ways seem to go
That you [C]don't know
what you've got 'til it's [G]gone
They [C]paved paradise
And [D]put up a parking [G]lot
Why not, they [C]paved paradise
To [D]put up a parking [G]lot
Hey, hey, hey, [C]paved paradise
And [D]put up a park[G]ing [G]lot

[Bridge 1]
[C]I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it
Why you wanna [G]giving it all away
Hey, hey, hey
[C]Now you wanna give it, I should wanna give it
'Cause you [G]giving it all away
No, no
[C]I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it
Why you wanna [G]give it all away
'Cause you're [C]giving it all, giving [D]it all a[G]way

[Outro 1]
Yeah, yeah
[C]Why you wan[G]t me?
[C]Why[D] do you want t[G]o?
[Repeat and fade]