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Lyrics and Music by Joni Mitchell\r\nProducer: Joni Mitchell\r\nYear: 1970\r\n \r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\nG<\/span>      G<\/span>      A<\/span>      A<\/span>\r\nD7<\/span>     D7<\/span>     D7<\/span>     D7<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n     G<\/span>                                   D<\/span>\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot\r\n       G<\/span>              A<\/span>                 D<\/span>\r\nwith a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin' hot spot.\r\n \r\n\"D{ CHORUS }\r\nD<\/span>               Dmaj7<\/span>\r\nDon't it always seem to go\r\n         G\/D<\/span>                                  D<\/span>\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.\r\n     G<\/span>                  A<\/span>                D<\/span>\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.\r\n\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\nD<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n     G<\/span>                                        D<\/span>\r\nThey took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum\r\n         G<\/span>                    A<\/span>                         D<\/span>\r\nand they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nD<\/span>               Dmaj7<\/span>\r\nDon't it always seem to go\r\n         G\/D<\/span>                                  D<\/span>\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.\r\n     G<\/span>                  A<\/span>                D<\/span>\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\nD<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\nG<\/span>                                     D<\/span>\r\nHey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T. now,\r\n        G                      A                          D\r\ngive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please.\r\n \r\n[Chorus 3]\r\nD               Dmaj7\r\nDon't it always seem to go\r\n         G\/D                                  D\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.\r\n     G                  A                D\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.\r\n \r\n[Interlude]\r\nD\r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\nG                                       D\r\nLate last night I heard the screen door slam\r\n      G               A                D\r\nand a big yellow taxi took away my old man\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nD               Dmaj7\r\nDon't it always seem to go\r\n         G\/D                                  D\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.\r\n     G                  A                D     D\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.\r\n \r\nD               Dmaj7\r\nDon't it always seem to go\r\n         G\/D                                  D\r\nthat you don't know what you've got till it's gone.\r\n     G                  A                D\r\nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot.\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\nD         G               A                D\r\nYeah they paved paradise, put up a parking lot\r\nD           G               A                D\r\nI said they paved paradise, put up a parking lot<\/span><\/pre>\n
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