#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BIG YELLOW TAXI - by Joni Mitchell E 022100 Emaj7 021100 Esus4 022200 E(no 3) 022400 A 002220 Asus4 002230 A/C# 04222x B/D# 06444x B224442 B224452 Intro: EEAB/D# EEAB/D# E Esus4 E E Esus4 E Esus4 E E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E First verse: A Asus4 A Asus4 E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E They paved paradise and put up a parking lot A Asus4 B Bsus E With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot Chorus: E Emaj7 Don't it always seem to go A/C# B/D# E That you don't know what you've got till it's gone A Asus4 B Bsus E They paved paradise and put up a parking lot E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E (Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop) Second verse: They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum And they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'em Repeat chorus: Third verse: Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT now Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please Repeat chorus twice: Fourth verse: Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi carried off my old man Repeat chorus twice: