G         | 3,2,0,0,0,3
G*        | 3,5,5,4,3,3
G**       | 3,2,0,0,3,3
Gmaj7     | 3,2,0,0,0,2
C         | x,3,2,0,1,0
Cadd9     | x,3,2,0,3,3
D         | x,x,0,2,3,2
D/F#      | 2,0,0,2,3,3


[Intro]

 * (x4)

[Verse]

             
They paved par

            
adise and put 

              
up a parking l

   
ot
             
With a pink ho

            
tel, a boutiqu

              
e, and a swing

            
in' hot spot

[Chorus]

        
Don't it alway

#
s seem to go
         
That you don't

 know what you

 got 'til it's

 gone
             
They paved par

          
adise and put 

up a parking l

ot


Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

[Verse]

             
They took all 

         
the trees, and

              
 put them in a

            
 tree museum
             
And they charg

              
ed the people 

             
a dollar and a

         
 half to see t

hem

No, no, no

[Chorus]

        
Don't it alway

#
s seem to go
         
That you don't

              
 know what you

              
 got 'til it's

 
 gone
             
They paved par

          
adise and put 

up a parking l

ot


Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

[Verse]

             
Hey farmer, fa

              
rmer, put away

        
 your DDT
              
I don't care a

     
bout spots on 

my apples
          
Leave me the b

             
irds and the b

**
ees

Please

[Chorus]

        
Don't it alway

#
s seem to go
         
That you don't

              
 know what you

              
 got 'til it's

 
 gone
             
They paved par

             
adise and put 

              
up a parking l

  
ot
              
Hey now, they 

             
paved paradise

     
 and put up a 

parking lot


Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

[Break]

    

      **

    

    

[Bridge]

           
Listen, late l

              
ast night, I h

              
eard the scree

       
n door slam
             
And a big yell

             
ow taxi took m

        
y girl away

[Chorus]

           
Now, don't it 

  
always seem to

 go
         
That you don't

              
 know what you

              
 got 'til it's

 
 gone
             
They paved par

             
adise and put 

             
up a parking l

ot
           
Hey na na, don

        
't it always s

eem to go
         
That you don't

              
 know what you

              
 got 'til it's

 
 gone
             
They paved par

             
adise and put 

             
up a parking l

ot
              
Why not? They 

             
paved paradise

             
 and put up a 

        
parking lot
              
Hey, hey, hey,

             
 paved paradis

      
e and put up a

 parking lot


Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

[Bridge]


I don’t wanna 

give it, why y

ou wanna give 

it
              
Why you wanna 


givin’ it all 

away, hey, hey

, hey

Now you wanna 

give it, I sho

uld wanna give

 it

‘Cause you’re 

givin’ it all 

away, now, now

I don’t wanna 

give it, why y

ou wanna give 

it
              
Why you wanna 


givin’ it all 

away
         
Givin’ it all,

          
 givin’ it all

     
 away

         
      Why you 


want me
         
      Why do y

   
ou want me
              
I should givin

              
’ it all away,

              
 hey, hey, hey

  
, hey
      
    They paved

              
 paradise to p

              
ut up a parkin

  
' lot

    **

(Fade)