[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
[Verse 1] Tell me do you [D] think it'd be all [E] right, If I could [F#m] just crash here [E] tonight You can see [D] I'm in no shape for [E] driving, And anyway [F#m] I've got no place to [E] go And you know it [D] might not be that [E] bad, You were the [F#m] best I'd ever [E] had If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might not be a [E] lone
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E]
[Verse 2] And you can [D] trust me not to [E] think, And [F#m] not to sleep a [E] round If you [D] don't expect too [E] much from me, You [F#m] might not be let [E] down Cause all I really [D] want is to be with [E] you, Feeling [F#m] like I matter [E] too If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might be here with [E] you
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy,
[Guitar Solo - Play chords higher to make more interesting and some drum fills] D E F#m E x 4
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E]
[Verse 3] Tell me do you [D] think it'd be all [E] right, If I could [F#m] just crash here [E] tonight You can see [D] I'm in no shape for [E] driving, And anyway [F#m] I've got no place to [E] go And you know it [D] might not be that [E] bad, You were the b [F#m] est I'd ever [E] had If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might not be a [E] lone
[Out Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place [D] Hey jealou [D] sy,
[Out Guitar Solo] D E F#m E x 2
[Outro] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] She took my [F#m] heart [E] There's only [D] one thing I couldn't [E] start [F#m][E]
