Big Yellow Taxi
1970
Joni Mitchell
ADF#mG4 chords used in this song
| G | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and put up a parking | Dlot |
| G | A | D |
| With a | Gpink hotel, a | Aboutique and a swinging hot | Dspot |
| D | F#m |
| DDon't it always | F#mseem to go |
| G | D |
| That you | Gdon't know what you've got til it's | Dgone |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
| G | D |
| They | Gtook all the trees and put 'em in a tree | Dmuseum |
| G | A | D |
| And | Gthey charged all the people a | Adollar and a half just to | Dsee 'em |
| D | F#m |
| DDon't it always | F#mseem to go |
| G | D |
| That you | Gdon't know what you've got til it's | Dgone |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
| G | D |
| GHey farmer, farmer, put away that DD | DT now |
| G | A | D |
| Give me | Gspots on my apples but | Aleave me the birds and the | Dbees (please!) |
| D | F#m |
| DDon't it always | F#mseem to go |
| G | D |
| That you | Gdon't know what you've got til it's | Dgone |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
| G | D |
| GLate last night I heard the screen door | Dslam |
| G | A | D |
| And a | Gbig yellow taxi | Atook away my old | Dman |
| D | F#m |
| DDon't it always | F#mseem to go |
| G | D |
| That you | Gdon't know what you've got til it's | Dgone |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
| D | F#m |
| DDon't it always | F#mseem to go |
| G | D |
| That you | Gdon't know what you've got til it's | Dgone |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
| G | A | D |
| They | Gpaved paradise and | Aput up a parking | Dlot |
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