[Refrain] D Bm A G One, two, princes kneel before you (That's what I said, now) D Bm A G Princes, princes who adore you (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G One has diamonds in his pockets (and that's some bread, now) D Bm A G This one, said he wants to buy you rockets (Ain't in his head, now)
[Instrumental] D Bm A G Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh D Bm A G Dib bubba dib dadip dip dadip dadima dima dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba dubba
[Verse 1] D Bm A G This one, he got a princely racket (That's what I said, now) D Bm A G Got some big seal upon his jacket (Ain't in his head, now) D Bm A G You marry him, your father will condone you (How 'bout that, now) D Bm A G You marry me, your father will disown you (He'll eat his hat now)
[Pre-Chorus] G D Marry him or marry me I'm the one that loves you baby can't you see? G I ain't got no future or a family tree A But I know what a prince and lover ought to be, A I know what a prince and lover ought to be...
[Chorus] D Bm A G Said if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G If you wanna buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
[Instrumental] D Bm A G D Bm A G G D G A A A
[Refrain] D Bm A G Said one, two, princes kneel before you (That's what I said, now) D Bm A G Princes, princes who adore you (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G One has diamonds in his pockets (and that's some bread, now) D Bm A G This one, who wants to buy you rockets (Ain't in his head, now)
[Pre-Chorus] G D Marry him or marry me I'm the one that loves you baby can't you see? G I ain't got no future or a family tree A But I know what a prince and lover ought to be, A I know what a prince and lover ought to be...
[Chorus] D N.C. Said if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) N.C. And if you like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) N.C. And if you wanna buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) N.C. And if you like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
D Bm A G Said if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
D Bm A G if you want to call me baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you'd like to tell me maybe (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you want to buy me flowers (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G And if you'd like to talk for hours (Just go ahead, now)
[Outro] D Bm A G woah-ooh-woah baby (Just go ahead, now) D Bm A G ohhhh just, just, go ahead now D Bm A G ohhh your majesty (just go ahead now) D Bm A G c'mon forget the king and marry me (and just go ahead now) D Bm A G c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, just go ahead now D Bm A G yeah, yeah yeah just go ahead now D Bm A G yeah if you want to buy me flowers, just go ahead now...
[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
