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BIG YELLOW TAXI - Joni Mitchell
Open E tuning = open D tuning: (EADGBe = DADF#AD) + capo on 2nd
(G*: play with G- and G6-chords end on a D before the A chord
D*: play with D-, D6sus4-, C6sus2/D-chords
A*: play with A- and A6-chords)
Intro:
G - G6 - G - G6 - G - D - A - A6 - A - A6 - A
D - D6sus4 - C6sus2/D - D6sus4 3x
D - D6sus4 - C6sus2/D - D
G* 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
Chorus:
Di D5/C#
Don't it always seem to go
Dsus4/B 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
(Shoe pa pa pa pa
D*
Shoe pa pa pa pa)
G* G* D*
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree mu- seum
G* A* D*
And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em
Chorus:
Di D5/C#
Don't it always seem to go
Dsus4/B 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
(Shoe pa pa pa pa
D*
Shoe pa pa pa pa)
G* G* D*
Hey farmer farmer, put away that D.D.- T. now
G* A* D*
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees please
Chorus:
Di D5/C#
Don't it always seem to go
Dsus4/B 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
(Shoe pa pa pa pa
D*
Shoe pa pa pa pa)
G* G* D*
Late last night I heard the screendoor slam
G* A* D*
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man
Chorus:
Di D5/C#
Don't it always seem to go
Dsus4/B 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
(Shoe pa pa pa pa)
Di D5/C#
I said Don't it always seem to go
Dsus4/B 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
(Shoe pa pa pa pa)
G* A* D*
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
(Shoe pa pa pa pa)
G* A* D*
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot //
G 555555
G6 575575
A 777777
A6 797797
D 000000
D6sus4 020100
C6sus2/D 030100
Di x5430x
D5/C# x4030x
Dsus4/B x2010x
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We also have 23 songs by Joni Mitchell
- A Case Of You
- All I Want
- Amelia
- Big Yellow Taxi
- Blue
- Both Sides Now
- Cactus Tree
- California
- Carey
- Chelsea Morning
- Court And Spark
- Coyote
- Free Man In Paris
- Help Me
- Little Green
- My Old Man
- Peoples Parties
- River
- The Circle Game
- Twisted
- Urge For Going
- Woodstock
- You Turn Me On Im A Radio
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