They pave paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They pave paradise, put up a parking lot
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em
Don't it always seem to go...
Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now
Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees - please!
Don't it always seem to go...
Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They pave paradise, put up a parking lot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
They pave paradise, put up a parking lot
Joni Mitchell
Guitar chords for Big Yellow Taxi
A E They pave paradise put up a parking lot A B7 E With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot E Don't it always seem to go that you A E Don't know what you've got till it's gone A B7 E They pave paradise put up a parking lot