Big Yellow Taxi Cifras

“Big Yellow Taxi” – Counting Crows
 
This is my take on the tab. I use multiple G styles because the song has certain accents that sound good when
replicated.
 
Chords:
G            320003 or 3X0003
G*           320013 or 3X0013
G**          320033
Cadd9        x32033
D/F#         200232
 
 
[Verse]
 
Cadd9                   D/F#                  G    G*   G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Cadd9                D/F#                                   G   G*   G
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
 
[Chorus]
 
G**
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
Cadd9                   D/F#                   G   G*   G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
[Verse]
 
Cadd9                                                           G   G*   G
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
Cadd9                                                             G   G*
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
G
No, no, no
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G**
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
Cadd9                   D/F#                  G   G*   G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
 
[Verse]
 
    Cadd9                                  G   G*   G
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
G                   Cadd9
I don't care about spots on my apples
                           G   G*
Leave me the birds and the bees
G
Please
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G**
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
Cadd9                   D/F#                  G   G*   G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
              Cadd9             D/F#                  G   G*   G
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?
 
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
 
[Solo]
Cadd9   G G* G x3
Cadd9
 
 
[Bridge]
                                                G**
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
        Cadd9           D/F#              G**
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G**
Don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
Cadd9                   D/F#                  G   G*   G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
      G
Well, don't it always seem to go
         Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
Cadd9                   D/F#                    G   G*
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G
Why not?
 
     Cadd9              D/F#                  G   G*
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G
Hey hey hey
Cadd9              D/F#                  G   G*
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Cadd9
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
                G
Why you wanna give it all away
Hey, hey, hey
Cadd9
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
              G
Now you wanna give it all away
Cadd9
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
              G
Why you wanna give it all away
 
          Cadd9
Hey, hey, givin it all,
 
D/F#            G                         Cadd9
givin it all....away
 
 
[Outro]
 
                  G                             Cadd9
Why do you want me?
                  G
Why do you want me?
Cadd9                         D/F#                  G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
Cadd9   G
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