Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Cadd9 G With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot G Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 G They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum Cadd9 G And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no G Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 G Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT Cadd9 I don't care about spots on my apples G Leave me the birds and the bees Please G Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Cadd9 D G Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot Why not? G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop Solo Cadd9 – G - x3 - Cadd9 - let ring - G Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam Cadd9 D G And a big yellow taxi took my girl away G Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Well, don't it always seem to go Cadd9 Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Why not? Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Hey hey hey Cadd9 D G Paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 I don't wanna give it Why you wanna give it G Why you wanna giving it all away Hey, hey, hey Cadd9 Now you wanna give it I should wanna give it G Now you wanna giving it all away Cadd9 I don't wanna give it Why you wanna give it G Why you wanna giving it all away Cadd9 Hey, hey, givin it all, D G Cadd9 givin it all....away G Cadd9 Why do you want me? G Why do you want me? Cadd9 D G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Outro: Cadd9 – G - fade out -