Intro:
[A] [A] [B] [B] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7]
Verse 1:
They [A]paved paradise and put up a parking [E]lot
with a [A]pink hotel, a b[B]boutique and a swin[E]swingin' hot spot.
Chorus:
[E]Don't it always [Emaj7]seem to go
that you [A]don't know what you've got till it's [E]gone.
They [A]paved paradise and [B]put up a parking [E]lot.
Interlude:
[E]
Verse 2:
They [A]took all the trees, put 'em in a tree mus[E]museum
and they [A]charged the people a [B]dollar and a half just to [E]see 'em.
Chorus:
[E]Don't it always [Emaj7]seem to go
that you [A]don't know what you've got till it's [E]gone.
They [A]paved paradise and [B]put up a parking [E]lot.
Interlude:
[E]
Verse 3:
[A]Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.[E]D.D.T. now,
give me [A]spots on my apples but [B]leave me the birds and the [E]bees, please.
Chorus 3:
[E]Don't it always [Emaj7]seem to go
that you [A]don't know what you've got till it's [E]gone.
They [A]paved paradise and [B]put up a parking [E]lot.
Interlude:
[E]
Verse 4:
[A]Late last night I heard the screen door [E]slam
and a [A]big yellow taxi [B]took away my old [E]man
Chorus:
[E]Don't it always [Emaj7]seem to go
that you [A]don't know what you've got till it's [E]gone.
They [A]paved paradise and [B]put up a parking [E]lot. [E]
[E]Don't it always [Emaj7]seem to go
that you [A]don't know what you've got till it's [E]gone.
They [A]paved paradise and [B]put up a parking [E]lot.
Outro:
[E]Yeah they [A]paved paradise, [B]put up a parking [E]lot
[E]I said they [A]paved paradise, [B]put up a parking [E]lot
