Amy Grant

Big Yellow Taxi(Chords)

Amy Grant

Key: E

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	        E       022100 
      Emaj7   021100 
      Esus4   022200 
      E(omit3)022400 
      A       002220 
      Asus4   002230 
      A/C#    04222x 
      B/D#    06444x 
      B       224442 
      Bsus    224452 
  
Intro: 
  
E   Emaj7   A/C#    B/D# 
E   Emaj7   A/C#    B/D# 
E Esus4 E   E Esus4 E Esus4 E 
E Esus4 E(omit3) Esus4 E Esus4 E 
  
First verse: 
  
       A     Asus4       A       Asus4   E Esus4 E(omit3) Esus4 E Esus4 E  
Esus4 E 
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot 
        A   Asus4      B    Bsus      E 
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot 
  
Chorus: 
  
E Emaj7 Don't it always seem to go A/C# B/D# E That you don't know what you've got till it's gone A Asus4 B Bsus E They paved paradise and put up a parking lot E Esus4 E(omit3) Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E E Esus4 E(omit3) Esus4 E Esus4 E (Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop)
Second verse: They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum And they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'em Repeat chorus: Third verse: Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT now Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please Repeat chorus twice: Fourth verse: Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi carried off my old man Repeat chorus twice:

Written by Joni Mitchell, © 1970

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