I play it in open D tuning with a capo on 2. Muffling the bar G and A chords in the 
intro and first verse help give the rhythm to the song. Listen to the song and you'll
figure it out :)

[Chord Shapes]
            
D |--0----5---
A |--0----5---
F#|--0----5---
D |--0----5---
A |--0----5---
D |--0----5---

 All chords re
     
-7----0-------
-7----0-------
-7----1-------
-7----0-------
-7----2-------
-7----0-------

lative to capo
      
0-----5----7--
0-----5----7--
1-----5----7--
0-----5----7--
3-----7----9--
0-----5----7--

    
--0-----0---|
--0-----0---|
--3-----3---|
--0-----0---|
--5-----4---|
--0-----0---|

[Intro]
                  
              
            

[Verse 1]
             
They paved par

           
adise and put 

             
up a parking l

      
ot
    
             
With a pink ho

           
tel, a boutiqu

         
e and a swingi

n'
    
 hot        sp

        
ot

[Chorus]
            
Don't it alway

  
s seem to go
          
That you don't

            
 know what you

              
've got till i

     
t's gone
             
They paved par

           
adise and put 

            
up a parking l

 
ot
    
(Shoo         

    
              

bop bop bop bo

p
    
Shoo          

    
            bo

p bop bop bop)

[Verse 2]
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em

[Chorus]
            
Don't it alway

  
s seem to go
          
That you don't

            
 know what you

              
've got till i

     
t's gone
             
They paved par

           
adise and put 

            
up a parking l

 
ot
    
(Shoo         

    
              

bop bop bop bo

p
    
Shoo          

    
            bo

p bop bop bop)

[Verse 3]
Hey farmer farmer, put away that D.D.T. now
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees please

[Chorus]
            
Don't it alway

  
s seem to go
          
That you don't

            
 know what you

              
've got till i

     
t's gone
             
They paved par

           
adise and put 

            
up a parking l

 
ot
    
(Shoo         

    
              

bop bop bop bo

p
    
Shoo          

    
            bo

p bop bop bop)

[Verse 4]
Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man

[Chorus]
            
Don't it alway

  
s seem to go
          
That you don't

            
 know what you

              
've got till i

     
t's gone
             
They paved par

           
adise and put 

            
up a parking l

 
ot
    
(Shoo         

    
              

bop bop bop bo

p
    
Shoo          

    
            bo

p bop bop bop)

            
Don't it alway

  
s seem to go
          
That you don't

            
 know what you

              
've got till i

     
t's gone
             
They paved par

           
adise and put 

            
up a parking l

 
ot
    
(Shoo         

    
              

bop bop bop bo

p
    
Shoo          

    
            bo

p bop bop bop)

[Outro]
             
They paved par

           
adise,   put u

            
p a parking lo


t
    
(Shoo         

    
              

bop bop bop bo

p
             
They paved par

           
adise, put up 

          
a parking lot