{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":660965,"song":"Big Yellow Taxi","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11578300-big-yellow-taxi-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/660965?type=chord","rating":4.95064,"votes":3215,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwith a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G/D[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G/D[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T. now,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\ngive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G/D[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLate last night I heard the screen door slam[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand a big yellow taxi took away my old man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G/D[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G/D[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah they paved paradise, put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said they paved paradise, put up a parking lot[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG      G      A      A\nD7     D7     D7     D7\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","A","D7","D","Dmaj7","G/D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}