big yellow taxi

( intro ) D , E , A

B A
they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
B A
with a pink hotel , a boutique , and a swinging hot spot . . .

A E
don’t it always seem to go
G D
that you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone?
B D A
they paved paradise and put up a parking lot .

B A
they took all the trees and put them in a tree museum
B A
and they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see ’em . . .

B A
hey farmer farmer put away that ddt .
B A
give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees

please!

B A
late last night i heard a screen door slam ,
B A
and a big yellow taxi took away my old man . . .