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