Intro: B B C# C# F# F# F# F# B F# They paved paradise and put up a parking lot B C# F# With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swinginʼ hot spot Chorus: F# Donʼt it always seem to go B G#m F# That you donʼt know what youʼve got till itʼs gone B C# F# They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Choo ba ba ba ba choo ba ba ba ba B F# They took all the trees, put ʼem in a tree museum B C# And they charged the people a dollar and a half F# just to see ʼem Chorus: F# Donʼt it always seem to go B G#m F# That you donʼt know what youʼve got till itʼs gone B C# F# They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Choo ba ba ba ba choo ba ba ba ba B F# Hey farmer farmer, put away that DDT now B C# Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds F# and the bees please Chorus: F# Donʼt it always seem to go B G#m F# That you donʼt know what youʼve got till itʼs gone B C# F# They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Choo ba ba ba ba choo ba ba ba ba B F# Late last night I heard the screen door slam B C# F# And a big yellow taxi took away my old man Chorus: F# Donʼt it always seem to go B G#m F# That you donʼt know what youʼve got till itʼs gone B C# F# They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Choo ba ba ba ba choo ba ba ba ba F# Donʼt it always seem to go B G#m F# That you donʼt know what youʼve got till itʼs gone B C# F# They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Choo ba ba ba ba choo ba ba ba ba B C# F# Yeah they paved paradise, put up a parking lot B C# F# F# I said they paved paradise, put up a parking lot
