Big Yellow Taxi — Joni Mitchell
Chords and lyrics for Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell (key of D).
Intro
[G] [G] [A] [A]
[D7] [D7] [D7] [D7]
Verse 1
[G]They paved paradise and put up a parking [D]lot
with a pink [G]hotel, a [A]boutique and a swingin' [D]hot spot
Chorus
[D]Don't it always seem to [Dmaj7]go
that you don't know what you've got [G/D]till it's [D]gone
[G]They paved paradise and put up a [A]parking [D]lot
Interlude
[D]
Verse 2
[G]They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree [D]museum
and they charged the people a [G]dollar and a half [A]just to see [D]'em
Chorus
[D]Don't it always seem to [Dmaj7]go
that you don't know what you've got [G/D]till it's [D]gone
[G]They paved paradise and put up a [A]parking [D]lot
Interlude
[D]
Verse 3
[G]Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T. [D]now
give me spots on my [G]apples but leave me the [A]birds and the bees, [D]please
Chorus
[D]Don't it always seem to [Dmaj7]go
that you don't know what you've got [G/D]till it's [D]gone
[G]They paved paradise and put up a [A]parking [D]lot
Interlude
[D]
Verse 4
[G]Late last night I heard the screen door [D]slam
and a big yellow [G]taxi took away my [A]old [D]man
Chorus
[D]Don't it always seem to [Dmaj7]go
that you don't know what you've got [G/D]till it's [D]gone
[G]They paved paradise and put up a [A]parking [D]lot
[D]Don't it always seem to [Dmaj7]go
that you don't know what you've got [G/D]till it's [D]gone
[G]They paved paradise and put up a [A]parking [D]lot
Outro
[D]Yeah they paved paradise, put up a parking [G]lot [A] [D]
[D]I said they paved paradise, put up a parking [G]lot [A] [D]