{"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":2705838,"song":"Big Yellow Taxi","artist":"Counting Crows","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2705838-big-yellow-taxi-chords-by-counting-crows/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2705838?type=chord","rating":4.67905,"votes":21,"content":"G         | 3,2,0,0,0,3\r\nG*        | 3,5,5,4,3,3\r\nG**       | 3,2,0,0,3,3\r\nGmaj7     | 3,2,0,0,0,2\r\nC         | x,3,2,0,1,0\r\nCadd9     | x,3,2,0,3,3\r\nD         | x,x,0,2,3,2\r\nD/F#      | 2,0,0,2,3,3\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* (x4)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]*                       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]*                         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]*\r\nWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]**        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nThat you don't know what you got 'til it's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nThey took all the trees, and put them in a tree museum[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nAnd they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them[/tab]\r\n\r\nNo, no, no\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]**        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nThat you don't know what you got 'til it's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nHey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't care about spots on my apples[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nLeave me the birds and the bees[/tab]\r\n\r\nPlease\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]**        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nDon't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nThat you don't know what you got 'til it's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHey now, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]**\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nListen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a big yellow taxi took my girl away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]**        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nNow, don't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat you don't know what you got 'til it's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]**        [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nHey na na, don't it always seem to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat you don't know what you got 'til it's gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHey, hey, hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nOoooh, bop bop bop[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nWhy you wanna givin’ it all away, hey, hey, hey[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nNow you wanna give it, I should wanna give it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]**\r\n‘Cause you’re givin’ it all away, now, now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nWhy you wanna givin’ it all away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]D/F#[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]**\r\nGivin’ it all, givin’ it all away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]**\r\n      Why you want me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cadd9[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]**\r\n      Why do you want me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nI should givin’ it all away, hey, hey, hey, hey[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]**      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]**\r\n    They paved paradise to put up a parkin' lot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Cadd9[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]**\r\n\r\n(Fade)","plain_text":"G         | 3,2,0,0,0,3\nG*        | 3,5,5,4,3,3\nG**       | 3,2,0,0,3,3\nGmaj7     | 3,2,0,0,0,2\nC         | x,3,2,0,1,0\nCadd9     | x,3,2,0,3,3\nD         | x,x,0,2,3,2\nD/F#      | 2,0,0,2,3,3\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG G* (x4)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\nNo, no, no\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\nC    G\n\nC    G  G**\n\nC    G\n\nEm  G  C\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCadd9    G**\n\n(Fade)","chords":["G","C","Cadd9","D","D/F","D/F#","Gmaj7","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}