big yellow taxi

[mojo]

because i feel like it...



big yello taxi
joni mitchell

intro:

E Emaj7 A/C# B/D#
E Emaj7 A/C# B/D#
E Esus4 E E Esus4 E Esus4 E
E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E

first verse:

A Asus4 A Asus4

E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E
they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
A Asus4 B Bsus E
with a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot

chorus:

E Emaj7
don't it always seem to go
A/C# B/D# E
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
A Asus4 B Bsus E
they paved paradise and put up a parking lot

E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop)

second verse:

they took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum
and they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'em

repeat chorus:

third verse:

hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT now
give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please

repeat chorus twice:

fourth verse:

late last night I heard the screen door slam
and a big yellow taxi carried off my old man

repeat chorus twice:


(edit: sorry about the formatting...listen to the song and you'll get the changes right)

[brain]

If you want a big yellow taxi, get one of the towncar limos at New York New york.