[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
[End]
[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
[Sound effects to start] [Intro Riff - BPM 116 - Angle little finger down to get sus4 quickly with Fsus4] [F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4] x 2
[Verse 1] [F]Ice will [Fsus4] melt, wat [F] er will b [F6sus4] oil [F] You and [F6sus4] I can [F] shake off this [F6sus4] mortal coil It's [Eb] bigger than us [Bb] You [Eb] don't have to [Bb] worry about it [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Verse 2] [F] Ready or [Fsus4] not h [F] ere comes the dr [Fsus4] op [F] You feel [Fsus4] lucky when you know wher [F] e you are, you [Fsus4] know [(F)] It's [Eb] gonna come tr [Bb] ue [Eb] Here in your [Bb] arms I remem -[F ] ber [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only [Dm] natural That you should feel the same way too [Am]
[Verse 3] It's [F] easy when you [Fsus4] don't try [F] Going on [Fsus4] first impressions [F] Man in a [Fsus4] cage has ma [F] de his con - fe [Fsus4] ssion now [(F)] You've [Eb] seen me at my worst [Bb] And it [Eb] won't be the last [Bb] time I'm down there [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Verse 4] I [F] want you to [Fsus4] know I feel com - pletely a [F] t peace [Fsus4] [F] Read me like a [Fsus4] book That's [F] fallen [Fsus4] down be - twee [F] n your knees [Eb] [Bb] Please [Eb] let me have [Eb] my way with you
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only [Dm] natural That you should feel the same way too [Am] [Am][C] It's circum - stan [F] tial, it's nothing [A7] written in the sky And [Bb] we don't even have to [Bb] try
[Break] [F][Fsus4][Fsus4] [F] Shaking like [Fsus4] mud, buil [F] dings of glas [Fsus4] s [F] Sink into the [Fsus4] bay they'll be under the [F] rocks a - [Fsus4] gain You [Eb] don't have to say [Bb] I know y [Eb] ou're a - fraid [Bb]
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only n [Dm] atural That you should feel the same way too [Am][C] It's circum - stan [F] tial, [A7] It's, something I was born [Bb] to It's only nat [F] ural [A7] Can I help it if I want [Bb] to (stop - drum fill the back in)
[Extra notes] F6sus4 133331 Fsus4 133311 Eb x68886 Bb 688766 Vox - just 3rd - no variation Hold B for just 1 bar in the 'try' bit IT'S ONLY NATURAL - Crowded House Drum part - B T (T F T + B) strum up (strum down + T) - 1 2 3 4 the whole lot - fingers close to guitar if you do Can do instead - B S TF(TB)F then two down strums final strum on Snare Intro: