[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
[Intro Riff - No drums - BPM 150] [Am][C][Em][G] x 2 (drums in) [Am][C][Em][G] x 2
[Verse - Drums quiet] [Am]Honey if the [C]truth hurts, [Em]Don't look, it [G]might go a [Am]way [C][Em][G] [Am]It's easy to pre [C]tend, That [Em]life is a [G]rosey bou [Am]quet [C][Em][G] [Am]I don't need a [C]platter, I'll [Em]take it [G]straight from the [Am]shelf [C][Em][G] [Am]Give it to me [C]raw, I'll [Em]take it home, [G]cook it my [Am]self [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Full drums] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G]
[Verse] [Am] Can't afford to [C] lose touch, [Em]can't afford to [G]lose con [Am] trol [C][Em][G] The [Am]doors are open [C]wide, And the [Em]wind blows a [G]bitter [Am]cold [C][Em][G] [Am]Man holds a mys[C] tery, [Em]Someone else [G]holds the [Am] key [C][Em][G] [Am]It's a shame, [C]they're the same, The [Em]answer doesn't [G]have to be [Am][C][Em][G]
[Chorus] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a storm
[Break - IGNORE WITH TELEFONICS] [Am][C][Em][G] x 4 [Am][C][D][D] x 4
[Verse - No drums] [NC] Fire in [NC] your eyes, in [NC] your head, Fire [NC] in your (extra bar) (drums back in) [Am] touch [C] hhh [Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G] but I [Am]can't shout fire [C] , 'Cause I [Em] love you [G] too mu [Am] ch [C][Em][G] The [Am]race is [C]on, The [Em]message is [G]in your [Am] soul [C][Em][G] As a [Am]thousand [C]thoughts, a [Em]second, [G]Now ex [Am] plode [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a
[Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on......... [C][D][D]
[Telefonics change this to Am C Em G]
[Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. He's brewing up a [Am] storm