Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows Tuning: G-B-D-G-D-G capo on first fret Intro/Verse They paved paradise to put up a parking lot -0---0-----------------0----------------0-- -0---0-----------------0----------------0-- -0---0-----------------2----------------0-- -0---0-----------------0----------------0-- -0---1-----------------3----------------0-- -0---0-----------------0----------------0-- With a pink hotel of boots you get a swingin’ hot spot -------0-------------0------------------------0-- -------0-------------0------------------------0-- -------0-------------2------------------------0-- -------0-------------0------------------------0-- -------1-------------3------------------------0-- -------0-------------0------------------------0-- Chorus Don’t it always seem to go that you -0-----------------0-------------- -0-----------------0-------------- -7-----------------7-------------- -0-----------------0-------------- -8-----------------8-------------- -0-----------------0-------------- don’t know what you got till its gone 0----------------------------------- 0----------------------------------- 5----------------------------------- 0----------------------------------- 5----------------------------------- 0----------------------------------- they paved paradise and put up a parking lot -0---0------------------0----------------0-- -0---0------------------0----------------0-- -0---0------------------2----------------0-- -0---0------------------0----------------0-- -0---1------------------3----------------0-- -0---0------------------0----------------0— They took all the trees...... Chorus Hey farmer, farmer put away....... Chorus Jam -----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- -----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- ---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-2p0-2/4-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-- -0-0-0-2-------2p0-2------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------h5----------- ------------------------------------h5----0h2p0-- ---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-2p0-0----h5----------- -0-0-0-2-------2p0-2----------------h5----------- ------------------------------------h5----------- ------------------------------------h5----------- ------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- ------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- ----------0-0-0-------0-0-0-2p0-2/4-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-- -0-0-0-2--------2p0-2------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---0-4---0-4---- -2-----0-----0-- ---------------- ---------------- Listen late last night I heard the screen door sway ----------------------------------------------0-----h5-- ----------------------------------------------0-----h5-- ----------------------------------------------0-----h5-- ----------------------------------------------0-----h5-- ----------------------------------------------0-----h5-- ----------------------------------------------0-----h5-- And a big yellow taxi took my girl away ------0---------------0-------------0-- ------0---------------0-------------0-- ------0---------------2-------------0-- ------0---------------0-------------0-- ------1---------------3-------------0-- ------0---------------0-------------0-- Chorus X 2 Ending --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-5---5-5-5-0---0-0-0-5---5-5-5-0---0-0-0-5-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-5---5-5-5-0---0-0-0-5---5-5-5-0---0-0-0-5-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --5-5-5-0---5-5-5-0---5-5-5-7---7-7-0-0-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- --5-5-5-0---5-5-5-0---5-5-5-7---7-7-0-0-- --0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-- -0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-- -0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-- -2-2-2-2-0-0---0---2-2-2-2-0-0---0-- -0-0-0-0-0-2---2---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-- -5-5-5-5-0-1---1---5-5-5-5-0-0---0-- -0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0—- TUNING: E B E G# B E A Asus A Asus A B Bsus B Bsus B E Esus E Esus E A E Esus E Esus E They paved paradise and put up a parking lot A B E With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot CHORUS: E Don't it always seem to go A (n.c.) That you don't know what you've got till it's gone A B E They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Esus E Esus E Esus E Esus E (Choo bop bop bop bop, choo bop bop bop bop) They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em CHORUS Hey farmer farmer, put away that D.D.T. now Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees please CHORUS Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took away my old man CHORUS TWICE (with only one chooo bop... at each end) They paved paradise, put up a parking lot (choo bop bop bop bop) They paved paradise, put up a parking lot E A B Esus Asus Bsus E --0----5----7----0----5----7----- B --0----5----7----0----5----7----- G# --0----5----7----1----6----8----- E --0----5----7----0----5----7----- B --0----5----7----2----7----9----- E --0----5----7----0----0----7-----