[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 - No drums to begin with - Sometimes D riff is over A chord section] [G][D][Dsus2][A] x 4 (D riff on 3rd round)
(Drums in) [G][D][Dsus2][A] x 4
[Verse 1] [G] Happiness [D] mor [Dsus2] e or less [A] it's just a change in me something in my libert [G] y o-o- [D] h [Dsus2] m-y m-y [A] ..
[Verse 2] [G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A] I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I [G] know just [D] w [Dsus2] here I a [A] -m
[Bridge] well, [Em] how many corners do I have to turn [G] how many times do I have to learn [D] all the love I have is in my [A] mind.
[Chorus] But I'm A [G] lucky m- [D] a- [Dsus2] a-a-n [A] with fire [G] in my h- [D] a- [Dsus2] a-a-nd [A] s
[Verse 3] [G] happiness [D] som [Dsus2] ething in my own place [A] I'm stood here naked smiling I feel no dis [G] grace with [D] who I [A] a-m
[Verse 4] [G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A] I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I k [G] now with [D] who I [A] a-m
[Bridge] well, [Em] how many corners do I have to turn [G] how many times do I have to learn [D] all the love I have is in my [A] mind. I hope you [G] under [D] st [Dsus2] -A-A-n [A] d I hope you [G] under [D] st [Dsus2] -a-a-n [A] d
[Pre-verse] o-o- [G] o-o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h-h-h-h [A] no no no no no no no no Gotta [G] love that never [D] d- [Dsus2] i-e-s [A]
[Verse 5] [G] Happiness [D] mo [Dsus2] re or less [A] it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] t
[Verse 6] [G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A] I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I [G] know [G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my m [A] y - X 4
[Pre-verse] Gotta [G] love that never [D] d [Dsus2] -i-e-s [A] X 3 it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] ty X 3
[Fade out] [G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my my [A] - X it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] ty [G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my m [A] y - X 2
[End] [D riff - Hold D chord whilst playing the notes] E 0-2------0------ B 3--0-3-~-3------- G 2--0---0-2-------- D 0--------------- A ---------------- E ----------------