This version of the song has appeared elsewhere on the internet, I've just posted it
here so the correct version as the artist plays it is on UG.
I play it in open D tuning with a Capo on 2. Muffling the bar A and B 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] All chords relative to capo
E A B Aadd2/E E7sus4 A6 B6 E5 Emaj7
D |---0----5----7----0----------0------5----7-----0----0---------------|
A |---0----5----7----0----------0------5----7-----0----0---------------|
F#|---0----5----7----1----------1------5----7-----3----3---------------|
D |---0----5----7----0----------0------5----7-----0----0---------------|
A |---0----5----7----2----------3------7----9-----5----4---------------|
D |---0----5----7----0----------0------5----7-----0----0---------------|
[Intro]
A A6 A A6 A B B6 B B6 B
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E Aadd2/E E Aadd2/E
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E Aadd2/E E
[Verse]
A A6 A E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E
A A6 B B6
With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin'
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E Aadd2/E E
hot spot
[Chorus]
E5 Emaj7
Don't it always seem to go
Aadd2/E E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
Shoo bop 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]
E5 Emaj7
Don't it always seem to go
Aadd2/E E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
Shoo bop 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]
E5 Emaj7
Don't it always seem to go
Aadd2/E E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
Shoo bop 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]
E5 Emaj7
Don't it always seem to go
Aadd2/E E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
Shoo bop bop bop bop)
E5 Emaj7
Don't it always seem to go
Aadd2/E E
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
Shoo bop bop bop bop)
[Outro]
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E
(Shoo bop bop bop bop
A A6 B B6 E
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
E Aadd2/E E7sus4 Aadd2/E E Aadd2/E E