Chords
[Intro]
G/B
[Verse 1]
They pavedG/B paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you Cdon't know what you got 'til it's G/Bgone
They Cpaved paradise and Dput up a parking lot
G/B They Ctook all the trees, and put em in a tree muG/Bseum
And they chargedC the people a dolDlar and a half to seeG/B them
No, no, no
[Chorus]
G/BDon't it always seem to go
That you Cdon't know what you got 'til it's G/Bgone
They Cpaved paradise, and Dput up a parking lot
[Verse 2]
G/B Hey farCmer, farmer, put away your DDG/BT
I don't care about spotsC on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the G/Bbees
Please
[Chorus]
G/BDon't it always seem to go
That you Cdon't know what you got 'til it's G/Bgone
They Cpaved paradise and Dput up a parking lot
G/B Hey now, they pavedC paradise to Dput up a parking lot
G/B Why not?
[Solo]
C G/B C G/B
C G/B Em D C
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen doorG/B slam
[Bridge]
And a bigC yellow taxi tookD my girl away G/B
Don't it always seem to go
That you Cdon't know what you got 'til it's G/Bgone
They Cpaved paradise Dand put up a parking lot G/B
[Chorus]
Well, G/Bdon't it always seem to go
That you Cdon't know what you got 'til it's G/Bgone
They Cpaved paradise to Dput up a parking lot
G/B Why not?
They pavedC paradise and Dput up a parking G/Blot
Hey hey hey
PavedC paradise and Dput up a parkingG/B lot
[Outro]
CI don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna G/Bgiving it all away
Hey, hey, hey
CNow you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Now you G/Bgiving it all away
CI don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna G/Bgiving it all away
Cos' you're Cgivin it all
Givin Dit all away G/B C G/B C G/B
C G/B Hey, pavedC paradise to put up a parking lot G/B C
[Fade-Out]
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