Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

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Tuning: Drop D, D A D G B E

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Guitar setup - Drop D tuning. Capo 4th fret. All chords listed relative 
to capo and NOT the true chords. Let the low E string (tuned to D) 
ring open through the whole song.

Heres how I play the chords (relative to capo)
 - 000232
 - 000220
 - 020033

A secondary or altrenate voicing (relative to capo)...
 - 000775 
 - 000655
 - 000433 

[Intro]
     
     
      
      

[Verse]
             
They paved par

              
adise and put 

             
up a parking l

ot
             
With a pink ho

         
tel, a boutiqu

         
e, and a swing

ing hot spot

[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

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

[Verse]
             
They took all 

              
the trees and 

              
put 'em in a t

      
ree museum
             
And they charg

              
ed the people 

         
a buck and a h

            
alf just to se

e '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

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

[Verse]
             
Hey farmer far

              
mer, put away 

          
the D. D. T. N

ow
        
Give me spots 

on my apples, 
         
But leave me t

              
he birds and t

   
he 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 ad put u

            
p a parking lo

t

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

[Instrumental]
(Same as chorus add guitar solo)

[Verse]
             
Late last nigh

              
t, I heard my 

            
screen door sl

am
             
And a big yell

              
ow taxi, took 

   
away my gal

[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

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

Ooo wap wap wa

p wap

             
I said Don't i

         
t always 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
              
Paved paradise

         
 and put up a 

        
parking lot
              
Paved paradise

         
 and put up a 

        
parking lot
              
Paved paradise

         
 and put up a 

        
parking lot

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