[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 - BPM 125 - just bass drum - Barre chords so tighter sound and more like keys] | Dm | F | C | G | When you're gone...!
[Verse 1 - Barre chords so tighter quieter sound] I've been [Dm] wandering around the [G] house all night [C] Wond'ring what the hell to do [Csus4] Yeah, [C] I'm [Dm] trying to concentrate but [G] all I can think of is [C] you [Csus4][C] Well, the p [Dm] hone don't ring cause my [G] friends ain't home [C] I'm tired of being all alone [Csus4][C] Got the [Dm] TV on, cause the [Bb] radio's playing [G] songs that remind me of you
[Chorus - Open chords for bigger sound] Baby when you're [Dm] gone [F] I realize I'm in [C] love [G] Days go on and [Dm] on [F] And the nights just seem [C] so [G] long Even food don't taste that [Dm] good [F] Drink ain't doing what it [C] should [G] Things just feel so [Dm] wrong [Bb] Baby, when you're [G] gone
[Verse 2] Yeah, I've been [Dm] driving up and [G] down these streets [C] Trying to find somewhere to go [Csus4] Yeah, I'm [Dm] lookin' for a familiar [G] face but there's no one I [C] know [Csus4][C] Ah, [Dm] this is torture, [G] this is pain, it [C] feels like I'm gonna [Csus4] go insane [C] I [Dm] hope you're coming [Bb] back real soon cause I [G] don't know what to do
[Chorus] Baby when you're [Dm] gone [F] I realize I'm in [C] love [G] Days go on and [Dm] on [F] And the nights just seem [C] so [G] long Even food don't taste that [Dm] good [F] Drink ain't doing what it [C] should [G] Things just feel so [Dm] wrong [Bb] Baby, when you're [G] gone
[Solo] | Dm | G | C | Csus4 C | (x3) | Dm | Bb | G | G |
[Chorus] Baby when you're [Dm] gone [F] (When you're gone) I realize I'm in [C] love [G] (I'm in love) Days go on and [Dm] on [F] And the nights just seem [C] so [G] long Even food don't taste that [Dm] good [F] Drink ain't doing what it s[C] should [G] Things just feel so [Dm] wrong [Bb] (So wrong) Baby, when you're [G] gone (You're gone)
[Outro] Baby, when you're [Dm] gone [Bb] Baby, when you're [F] gone
