Big Yellow Taxi
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Big Yellow Taxi (Revised) Counting Crows (Joni Mitchell) tabbed by the chadster08012
NORMAL TUNING~~No need for wacked out tuning CAPO FIRST FRET, PINKY DOWN ON ALL D?s
G BARRE OPEN G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
[Refrão]G D
Don't it always seem to go
C9 G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?
C9 D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
OPEN G BARRE G
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
G C9 C9 G
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
G C9 C9 D D G
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Chorus
Ooooh, bop bop bop,, Ooooh, bop bop bop
C9 G
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
C9
I don't care about spots on my apples,
G
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Refrão]G D
Don't it always seem to go
C9 G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
C9 D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
C9 D G
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
Why not?
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
G Harmonic 5th
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
C9 D G
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
G D
[Refrão]Don't it always seem to go
C9 G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Well, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot—
Why not?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot,
Hey hey hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
C9
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
G
Why you wanna giving it all away
Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Now you wanna giving it all away
How to play Big Yellow Taxi
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.