[Intro Riff 1 - BPM - 82] E Emaj7 A/C# B/D# E Emaj7 A/C# B/D# [Intro Riff 2] E Esus4 E E Esus4 E Esus4 E E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E
[Verse 1] They [A] paved paradise and put up a parking [E] lot With a [A] pink hotel, a [B] boutique, and a [E] swinging hot spot
[Chorus] [E] Don't it always [Emaj7] seem to go That you [A] don't know what you've got till it's [E] gone They [A] paved paradise and [B] put up a parking [E] lot
[Verse 2] They [A] took all the trees and put 'em in a tree mu [E] seum And they [A] charged all the people [B] twenty-five bucks [E] just to see 'em
[Chorus] [E] Don't it always [Emaj7] seem to go That you [A] don't know what you've got till it's [E] gone They [A] paved paradise and [B] put up a parking [E] lot
[Verse 3] [A] Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DD [E] T now Give me [A] spots on my apples but [B] leave me the birds and the [E] bees, please
[Chorus] [E] Don't it always [Emaj7] seem to go That you [A] don't know what you've got till it's [E] gone They [A] paved paradise and [B] put up a parking [E] lot [E] Don't it always [Emaj7] seem to go That you [A] don't know what you've got till it's [E] gone They [A] paved paradise and [B] put up a parking [E] lot
[Verse 4] [A] Late last night I heard the screen door [E] slam And a [A] big yellow taxi [B] carried off my old [E] man
[Chorus] [E] Don't it always [Emaj7] seem to go That you [A] don't know what you've got till it's [E] gone They [A] paved paradise and [B] put up a parking [E] lot [E] Don't it always [Emaj7] seem to go (snare on all As and Es at end) That you [A] don't know what you've got [A] till [A] it's [E] gone They [A] paved paradise and [B] put up a parking [E] lot
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[Old Notes] BPM - 82 INTRO 1 - [EBAB] x 2 Barre chords at 7th fret INTRO 2 at 7th fret - [E Esus4] VERSE 1 "Paved paradise" [A A A A , E E E E (put sus4 phrase in) , A A B B E E E E] CHORUS "Don't it always " [E E Emaj7 Emaj7 , A/E A/E A/E E , A A B B E E E E E E E E] VERSE 2 Drums - "Took all the trees" [A A A A E E E E , A A B B E E E E] CHORUS "Don't it always " [E E Emaj7 Emaj7 , A/E A/E A/E E , A A B B E E E E E E E E] 2 Shoos VERSE 3 "Hey farmer" [A A A A E E E E , A A B B E E E E] CHORUS "Don't it always " [E E Emaj7 Emaj7 , A/E A/E A/E E , A A B B E E E E E E E E] "Paved" twice above - then intro 2 chords Solo - Verse chords CHORUS "Don't it always " [E E Emaj7 Emaj7 , A/E A/E A/E E , A A B B E E E E E E E E] VERSE 4 "Late last night" [A A A A E E E E , A A B B E E E E] 2 down strums til its gone to 1 down strum to E for emphasis CHORUS x 2 - "Don't it always " [E E Emaj7 Emaj7 , A/E A/E A/E E , A A B B E E E E E E E E] "Paved paradise, paved paradise, steamrolled paradise" x 3 Intro 2 chords at double time Then intro 1 to go out
BPM 103 - VOX BIG ON CHORUS [Intro] [D] We'll be [G] singing [D] When we're [G] winning [D] We'll be [G] singing [A]
[Chorus] (x2) I get knocked [D] down, but I get [G] up again You're [D] never going to keep me [G] down I get knocked [D] down, but I get [G] up again You're [A] never going to keep me down [Em][G] Pissing the [Bm] night aw [A] a [Em][G] Pissing the [Bm] night aw [A] a [VERSE] He drinks a [D] whisky drink, he drinks a [G] vodka drink He drinks a [D] lager drink, he drinks a [G] cider drink He sings the [D] songs that remind him of the [G] good times He sings the s [A] ongs that remind him of the better times " [D] Oh D [G] anny [D] Boy, [G] Danny [D] Boy, [G] Danny [A] Boy..."
[Chorus] (x2) D G D G D G A A x 2 [Em][G] Pissing the [Bm] night aw [A] ay [Em][G] Pissing the [Bm] night aw [A] a [VERSE] He drinks a [D] whisky drink, he drinks a [G] vodka drink He drinks a [D] lager drink, he drinks a [G] cider drink He sings the [D] songs that remind him of the [G] good times He sings the s [A] ongs that remind him of the better times " [D] Don't c [G] ry for [D] me, [G] next door [D] neighbour... [G] " [A]
[Chorus] (x2) I get knocked [D] down, but I get [G] up again You're [D] never going to keep me [G] down I get knocked [D] down, but I get [G] up again You're [A] never going to keep me down
[Solo] Em G Bm A Em G Bm A D G D G D G A
[Chorus] (x8) I get knocked [D] down, but I get [G] up again (We'll be singing) You're [D] never going to keep me [G] down (When we're winning) I get knocked [D] down, but I get [G] up again (We'll be singing) You're [A] never going to keep me down