Big Yellow Taxi

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G | 3,2,0,0,0,3
G* | 3,5,5,4,3,3
G** | 3,2,0,0,3,3
Gmaj7 | 3,2,0,0,0,2
C | x,3,2,0,1,0
Cadd9 | x,3,2,0,3,3
D | x,x,0,2,3,2
D/F# | 2,0,0,2,3,3
[Intro]
GG
* (x4)
[Verse]
G G GG
* *
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G G G G
* *
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
[Chorus]
G D/F#
**
Don't it always seem to go
Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
C D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Verse]
C Cadd9 G G
**
They took all the trees, and put them in a tree museum
C D G
**
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
[Chorus]
G D/F#
**
Don't it always seem to go
Cadd9 G
**
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
C D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Verse]
C G
**
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
C
I don't care about spots on my apples
D/F# G
**
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Chorus]
G D/F#
**
Don't it always seem to go
Cadd9 G
**
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
C D G
**
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
C D
Hey now, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Break]
C G
C G G
**
C G
Em G C
[Bridge]
G
N.C
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
C D G
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
[Chorus]
G D/F#
**
Now, don't it always seem to go
Cadd9 G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
C D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G D/F#
**
Hey na na, don't it always seem to go
Cadd9 G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
C D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
C D G
Why not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
C D
Hey, hey, hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7
Ooooh, bop bop bop
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Bridge]
Cadd9
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it
G
**
Why you wanna givin’ it all away, hey, hey, hey
Cadd9
Now you wanna give it, I should wanna give it
G
**
‘Cause you’re givin’ it all away, now, now
Cadd9
I don’t wanna give it, why you wanna give it
G
**
Why you wanna givin’ it all away
Cadd9 D/F# G
**
Givin’ it all, givin’ it all away
Cadd9 G
**
Why you want me
Cadd9 G
**
Why do you want me
Cadd9
I should givin’ it all away, hey, hey, hey, hey
G Cadd9 G
** **
They paved paradise to put up a parkin' lot
Cadd9G
**
(Fade)

Big Yellow Taxi chords and lyrics

Free chords for Big Yellow Taxi by Counting Crows. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

G         | 3,2,0,0,0,3
G*        | 3,5,5,4,3,3
G**       | 3,2,0,0,3,3
Gmaj7     | 3,2,0,0,0,2
C         | x,3,2,0,1,0
Cadd9     | x,3,2,0,3,3
D         | x,x,0,2,3,2
D/F#      | 2,0,0,2,3,3
[Intro]
G G* (x4)
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
No, no, no
[Chorus]
[Verse]
Please
[Chorus]
[Break]
C    G
C    G  G**
C    G
Em  G  C
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Cadd9    G**
(Fade)

Big Yellow Taxi Chords by Counting Crows

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