Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

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A / / / / / / / B7 / / / / / / / E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6

A E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6They paved paradise, put up a parking lot A B7 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot – spot

EDon't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone A B7 EThey paved paradise, put up a parking lot[E] E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Tr----------ue, bop bop bop bop - Tr-------ue, bop bop bop bop

A E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6They took all the trees, put em in a tree museum A B7 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em

EDon't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone A B7 EThey paved paradise, put up a parking lot[E] E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Tr----------ue, bop bop bop bop - Tr-------ue, bop bop bop bop

A E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Hey farmer farmer, put away the DDT now A B7 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please

EDon't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone A B7 EThey paved paradise, put up a parking lot[E] E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Tr----------ue, bop bop bop bop - Tr-------ue, bop bop bop bop

For personal non-commercial use only. All lyrics and chords as interpreted and arranged by Dave Smith, mostly by ear. Some obscure chords and lyrics you'll just have to work out for yourself - I did... Attribution where known is given to the artist/s whose version I have tried to emulate.

Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

A E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Late last night, I heard the screen door slam A B7 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6And a big yellow taxi took away my [old] (wo) man

EDon't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone A B7 EThey paved paradise, put up a parking lot[E] E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Tr----------ue, bop bop bop bop EI said don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

(pause 4 beats) A B7 EThey paved paradise, put up a parking lot[E] E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Tr----------ue, bop bop bop bop A B7 EThey paved paradise, put up a parking lot[E] E6 E7 E6 E E6 E7 E6Tr----------ue, bop bop bop bop A B7 E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E ~They paved paradise, put up a parking lot

For personal non-commercial use only. All lyrics and chords as interpreted and arranged by Dave Smith, mostly by ear. Some obscure chords and lyrics you'll just have to work out for yourself - I did... Attribution where known is given to the artist/s whose version I have tried to emulate.