[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
Capo Fret 1 [Intro] Em7 A D [Verse 1] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes [Em7] I never dreamed [A] it could be [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Verse 2] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] With an aching [A] deep in my [D] heart [Em7] I wish we [A] were starting [D] over [Em7] Oh instead we're drifting [A] so far [D] apart
[Bridge] [C] Every [G/B] body [F/A] told me you were [G] leaving [C] Funny [G/B] I should [F/A] be the last to [G] know [C] Baby, [G/B] please, [F/A] tell me that I'm [G] dreaming [Am] I just never want to let you [Bb] go
(ROLL PLAYING CHORDS AND SNARE AT SAME TIME - COME BACK IN LOOK (SNARE) ING (BASS) BACK (BASS) 4&1 SBB) [Verse 3] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes [Em7] Turning my heart [A] over and [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Bridge] [C] I don't [G/B] mind [F/A] everybody [G] laughing [C] But it's e [G/B] nough to [F/A] make a grown man [G] cry [C] 'cause I can [G/B] feel you're [F/A] slipping through my [G] fingers [Am] I don't even know the reason [Bb] why
[Whistle] Em7 A D x 4
[Bridge] [C] Every [G/B] day [F/A] it's a losing [G] battle [C] Just to [G/B] smile and [F/A] hold my head up [G] high [C] Could it [G/B] be [F/A] we belong to [G] gether [Am] Baby, won't you give me one more [Bb] try? [C][Bb/D - x5333] (slide up 2 frets for next) [C/E-x7555] [F] One more [Gsus4] try
[Verse 5] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder I can [Em7] see that [A] look in your [D] eyes I never [Em7] dreamed [A] it could be [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye