[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
[Intro - Just drums BPM 120 - Indie Beat sort of] [Verse] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Chorus] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ...It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Verse 2] [D] I think I can [G] make it now the [D] pain is gone, [D] All of the [G] bad feelings [A] have disappeared. [D] Here is the [G] rainbow I've been [D] praying for .....It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Bridge] [F] Look all around, there's nothing but [C] blue skies [F] Look straight ahead, there's nothing but Blue ...... (sing over top of chords below) [A7]skies [C#m]ies [G]uh [C#m]ies [G] (pause) [C]ies [Bm]ies [A]ies [A]
[Verse 3] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Outro] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day