[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 - Capo 4th fret - 1999 - BPM 95] [Arpeggios - no drums] E ------------------ B ----1----0----0----0- G ---0----0----2----0-- D --2----2----1----2-- A -0---------2------- E ------0---------0-----
E ------------------ B ----1----0----0--3-1-0--0 G ---0----0----2---------2 D --2----2----1----- A -0---------2------- E ------0----------
[Am7][Em][B7][Em] x2
[Verse] A [Am7] scrub is a guy that [Em] thinks he's fly And is [B7] also known as a [Em] buster Always [Am7] talkin' about [Em] what he wants And just [B7] sits on his broke [Em] ass
So ( [Am7] no) I don't [Em] want your number [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] to give you mine and ( [Am7] no) I don't want to [Em] meet you nowhere [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] none of your time and ( [Am7] no)
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] (there's a) me
[Verse 2] There's a [Am7] scrub checkin' me But his [Em] game is kinda weak And I [B7] know that he cannot [Em] approach me Cuz I'm [Am7] lookin' like class and he's [Em] lookin' like trash Can't [B7] get wit' a dead-beat [Em] ass s0
So ( [Am7] no) I don't [Em] want your number [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] to give you mine and ( [Am7] no) I don't want to [Em] meet you nowhere [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] none of your time and ( [Am7] no)
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] me
[Bridge] If you don't [Cmaj7] have a car and you're walking Oh [B7] yes son, I'm [Em] talking to you If you [Cmaj7] live at home wit' your momma Oh [B7] yes son, I'm [Em] talking to you If you [Cmaj7] have a shorty that you don't show love Oh [B7] yes son I'm [Em] talking to you
Em Emadd9-022002 x12002 x12003 Wanna get with me with no mo ney Asus2add6-x02203 E-2-3-----5----3--2---3 Oh no oh oh oh oh oh oh
[Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] me