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Type: Chords & Lyrics, etc.
Version: 1
Created by: Bagus
Created: 5/26/2026
Updated: 5/26/2026
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Big Yellow Taxi
Chords & Lyrics, etc. · v1
Intro: G G A A D7 D7 D7 D7
G D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G A D
with a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot.
D Dmaj7
Don't it always seem to go
G/D D
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
G A D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Interlude: D
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum
and they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em.
Chorus
Interlude: D
Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T. now,
give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please.
Chorus
Interlude: D
Late last night I heard the screen door slam
and a big yellow taxi took away my old man
Chorus x2
D G A D
Yeah they paved paradise, put up a parking lot
D G A D
I said they paved paradise, put up a parking lot