Big Yellow Taxi

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Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell - acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers
[Tuning]
B F# B F# B D#
[Chords]
E
555555
F#
777777
B
000000
[Intro]
E F# B
[Verse 1]
E B
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E F# B
With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot
[Chorus]
B
Don't it always seem to go
E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
E F# B
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Verse 2]
E B
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum
E F# B
And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em
[Chorus]
B
Don't it always seem to go
E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
E F# B
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Verse 3]
E B
Hey farmer farmer, put away that D.D.T. now
E F# B
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees please
[Chorus]
B
Don't it always seem to go
E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
E F# B
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Verse 4]
E B
Late last night I heard the screen door slam
E F# B
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man
[Chorus]
B
Don't it always seem to go
E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
E F# B
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
[Outro]
E F# B
Yeah they paved paradise, put up a parking lot
E F# B
I said they paved paradise, put up a parking lot

Big Yellow Taxi chords and lyrics

Free chords for Big Yellow Taxi by The Moon Loungers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell - acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers
[Tuning]
B F# B F# B D#
[Chords]
E       555555
F#      777777
B       000000
[Intro]
E       F#      B
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Big Yellow Taxi Chords by The Moon Loungers

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