verse 1
D
Mmm ma ma ma ma ma
G D
They've paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G D
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot.
D
Don't it always seem to go
G
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?
G A D
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
verse 2
G D
They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum
G D
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see 'em.
(Chorus)
D
mmmmm ma ma ma ma ma (x2)
verse 3
G D
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT.
G
Give me spots on my apples, but
D
Leave me the birds and the bees, please.
(Chorus)
D
mmmm ma ma ma ma ma (x2)
Solo
D
verse 4
G D
Listen, late last night I heard the screen door slam
G D
And a big yellow taxi took my old man.
Chorus