Big Yellow Taxi Cifras

G         | 3,2,0,0,0,3
G*        | 3,5,5,4,3,3
G**       | 3,2,0,0,3,3
Gmaj7     | 3,2,0,0,0,2
C         | x,3,2,0,1,0
Cadd9     | x,3,2,0,3,3
D         | x,x,0,2,3,2
D/F#      | 2,0,0,2,3,3
 
 
[Intro]
 
G G* (x4)
 
[Verse]
 
     G             G*                       G G*
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
       G           G*                         G        G*
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
 
[Chorus]
 
G**        D/F#
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
     C                  D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
[Verse]
 
C                      Cadd9                   G       G**
They took all the trees, and put them in a tree museum
C                             D                    G**
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
 
No, no, no
 
[Chorus]
 
G**        D/F#
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9                             G**
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
     C                  D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
[Verse]
 
    C                               G**
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
                   C
I don't care about spots on my apples
D/F#                       G**
Leave me the birds and the bees
 
Please
 
[Chorus]
 
G**        D/F#
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9                             G**
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
     C                  D                   G**
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
              C                  D
Hey now, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
[Break]
 
C    G
 
C    G  G**
 
C    G
 
Em  G  C
 
[Bridge]
 
N.C                                              G
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
      C               D             G
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
 
[Chorus]
 
     G**        D/F#
Now, don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9                             G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
     C                  D                G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
           G**        D/F#
Hey na na, don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9                             G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
     C                  D                G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
              C                  D                G
Why not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
               C                  D
Hey, hey, hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
[Bridge]
 
Cadd9
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it
              G**
Why you wanna givin’ it all away, hey, hey, hey
Cadd9
Now you wanna give it, I should wanna give it
G**
‘Cause you’re givin’ it all away, now, now
Cadd9
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it
              G**
Why you wanna givin’ it all away
Cadd9          D/F#              G**
Givin’ it all, givin’ it all away
 
Cadd9         G**
      Why you want me
Cadd9            G**
      Why do you want me
                                            Cadd9
I should givin’ it all away, hey, hey, hey, hey
G**      Cadd9                              G**
    They paved paradise to put up a parkin' lot
 
Cadd9    G**
 
(Fade)
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