Big Yellow Taxi Chords by Joni Mitchell
Tempo:
171.45 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[B] I'm really in the mood to sing.
Unfortunately my pipes are kind of going now.
[Bm] I'd stay here for another hour.
[G]
[F#]
[G] [B] [F#]
[B]
[C#]
[F#] Hey
[B] paradise, put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] [F#]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [B]
[F#]
[B] [F#]
Now they [B] took all the trees, put them in a [F#] tree museum.
[B] [F#] And [B] they charged all the people [C#] a dollar and [F#] a half just to [B] see [F#] them.
I said, don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking [B] lot.
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] Hey farmer, farmer, put away that [F#] DDT [B] now.
[F#]
Give me [B] spots on my [F#] apples, but leave me the birds and the bees.
[B] [F#]
You don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking lot.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B] Late last night I heard that screen [F#] door slam.
And a [B] big yellow taxi [C#] come and took away my [F#] old man.
Don't it always seem to go, that you [B] don't [F#] know what you've got till it's gone.
Hey [B] paradise, [F#]
put up a parking lot.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B] Late last night I heard that [F#] screen door slam.
[B]
[F#] [B] And a big yellow tractor [C#] come and took away my [F#] house.
It took [B] away my [F#] land.
I said, don't it always seem to go, what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [C#] [F#] put up a parking lot.
[B] Hey [F#] paradise, put up a parking lot.
[B] Hey paradise, [C#] put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] [F#]
[A#]
[B] I'm really in the mood to sing.
Unfortunately my pipes are kind of going now.
[Bm] I'd stay here for another hour.
[G]
[F#]
[G] [B] [F#]
[B]
[C#]
[F#] Hey
[B] paradise, put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] [F#]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [B]
[F#]
[B] [F#]
Now they [B] took all the trees, put them in a [F#] tree museum.
[B] [F#] And [B] they charged all the people [C#] a dollar and [F#] a half just to [B] see [F#] them.
I said, don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking [B] lot.
[F#] [B] [F#]
[B] Hey farmer, farmer, put away that [F#] DDT [B] now.
[F#]
Give me [B] spots on my [F#] apples, but leave me the birds and the bees.
[B] [F#]
You don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking lot.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B] Late last night I heard that screen [F#] door slam.
And a [B] big yellow taxi [C#] come and took away my [F#] old man.
Don't it always seem to go, that you [B] don't [F#] know what you've got till it's gone.
Hey [B] paradise, [F#]
put up a parking lot.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B] Late last night I heard that [F#] screen door slam.
[B]
[F#] [B] And a big yellow tractor [C#] come and took away my [F#] house.
It took [B] away my [F#] land.
I said, don't it always seem to go, what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [C#] [F#] put up a parking lot.
[B] Hey [F#] paradise, put up a parking lot.
[B] Hey paradise, [C#] put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] [F#]
[A#]
Key:
F#
B
C#
G
Bm
F#
B
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ I'm really in the mood to sing. _ _ _ _ _ _
Unfortunately my pipes are kind of going now. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I'd stay here for another hour.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Hey _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ paradise, put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ Now they [B] took all the trees, put them in a [F#] tree museum.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ And [B] they charged all the people [C#] a dollar and [F#] a half just to [B] see [F#] them.
I said, don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking [B] lot. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] Hey farmer, farmer, put away that [F#] DDT [B] now.
_ _ _ [F#] _
Give me [B] spots on my [F#] apples, but leave me the birds and the bees.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] _ Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking lot.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] Late last night I heard that screen [F#] door slam. _ _ _
_ _ And a [B] big yellow taxi [C#] come and took away my [F#] old man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't it always seem to go, that you [B] _ don't [F#] know what you've got till it's gone.
Hey [B] paradise, [F#] _
put up a parking lot.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Late last night I heard that [F#] screen door slam.
[B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] And a big yellow tractor [C#] come and took away my [F#] house.
It took [B] away my _ _ [F#] land.
I said, don't it always seem to go, _ _ what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [C#] _ [F#] put up a parking lot.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Hey [F#] paradise, put up a parking lot.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Hey paradise, [C#] put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ I'm really in the mood to sing. _ _ _ _ _ _
Unfortunately my pipes are kind of going now. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] I'd stay here for another hour.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Hey _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ paradise, put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ Now they [B] took all the trees, put them in a [F#] tree museum.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ And [B] they charged all the people [C#] a dollar and [F#] a half just to [B] see [F#] them.
I said, don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking [B] lot. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] Hey farmer, farmer, put away that [F#] DDT [B] now.
_ _ _ [F#] _
Give me [B] spots on my [F#] apples, but leave me the birds and the bees.
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You don't know what you've got till it's gone.
[B] _ Hey paradise, [F#] put up a parking lot.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] Late last night I heard that screen [F#] door slam. _ _ _
_ _ And a [B] big yellow taxi [C#] come and took away my [F#] old man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't it always seem to go, that you [B] _ don't [F#] know what you've got till it's gone.
Hey [B] paradise, [F#] _
put up a parking lot.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Late last night I heard that [F#] screen door slam.
[B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] And a big yellow tractor [C#] come and took away my [F#] house.
It took [B] away my _ _ [F#] land.
I said, don't it always seem to go, _ _ what you've got till it's gone.
[B] Hey paradise, [C#] _ [F#] put up a parking lot.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Hey [F#] paradise, put up a parking lot.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Hey paradise, [C#] put up a [F#] parking lot.
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _