G
They paved paradise
  C		 G
Put up a parking lot
   	 C		D
With a pink hotel, a boutique
		G
And a swinging hot spot

	(CHORUS)
	G		D
	Don`t it always seem to go
		C 					G
	That you don`t know What you`ve got til it`s gone
		C		  D		G
	They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
				C
	Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop bop

G
They took all the trees
C 		G
Put em in a tree museum
	C
And they charged the people
 D				G
A dollar and a half to see em

	REPEAT CHORUS  		C
	Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop bop

G
Hey, farmer, farmer
C 		G
Put away that D.D.T. 
	C
I don't care about spots on my apples
	   D			G	D
But leave me the birds And the bees, please

	REPEAT CHORUS
		C		  D		G
	They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
				C
	Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop bop

G  C  G  c  G  Em  D/F#  C

Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
took my girl away

	REPEAT CHORUS (twice)
		C		  D		G
	They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
	They paved paradise and put up a parking lot	
				C
	Shoo bop bop bop bop Shoo bop bop bop bop

C 						       G
I don't wanna give it, Why you wanna give it, Why you giving it all away             

	REPEAT CHORUS
		C		  D		G
	They paved paradise and put up a parking lot (3 times)