Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell Intro: [D] Verse 1: They [G] paved paradise... put up a parking [D] lot With a [G] pink hotel... a [A] boutique... and a [D] swinging hot spot |Chorus: |[D] Don't it always [F#m] seem to go |That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone |They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot |[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba) Verse 2: They [G] took all the trees... put 'em in a tree mu[D]seum And then they [G] charged the people... a [A] dollar and a half just to [D] see 'em Chorus: Verse 3: [G] Hey farmer, farmer... put away your D.D. [D] T. now Give me [G] spots on my apples... but [A] leave me the birds and the [D] bees, please |Chorus: |[D] Don't it always [F#m] seem to go |That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone |They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot |[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba) Verse 4: [G] Late last night... I heard the screen door [D] slam And a [G] big yellow taxi... [A] took away my old [D] man Chorus: Bridge: I said |Chorus: |[D] Don't it always [F#m] seem to go |That you [G] don't know what you've got till it's [D] gone |They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot |[D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba) Outro: They [G] paved paradise... [A] put up a parking [D] lot [D] (Shoo ba-ba ba-ba... shoo ba-ba ba-ba) They [G] paved paradise and [A] put up a parking [D] lot