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
 
 

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
 
 
         
They took all 

              
the trees, and

         
 put em in a t

ree museum
         
And they charg

              
ed the people 

           
a dollar and a

 half to see t

hem
 
 
No, no, no

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
 
 
         
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

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

             
 to put up a p

      
arking lot
 
 
Why not?

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop
 
 
[Solo]
    –  -
   Cadd9 - let

  -
 ring -
          
              
Listen, late l

            
ast night, I h

eard the scree

n door slam
         
And a big yell

             
ow taxi took m

    
y girl away
 
 

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
 
 
     
Well, don't it

 always seem t

o 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 par

             
adise and put 

              
up a parking l

 
ot
 
Hey hey hey
         
Paved paradise

             
 and put up a 

           
parking lot
 
 

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

Ooooh, bop bop

 bop

I don't wanna 

give it
 
Why you wanna give it
            
Why you wanna 

giving it all 

away
 
Hey, hey, hey

Now you wanna 

give it
 
I should wanna give it
            
Now you wanna 

giving it all 

away

I don't wanna 

give it
 
Why you wanna give it
            
Why you wanna 

giving it all 

away
        
Hey, hey, givi

n it all,
            
givin it all..

            
..away
             
Why do you wan

             
t me?
          
Why do you wan

t me?
         
They paved par

             
adise and put 

              
up a parking l

 
ot
 
 
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