Counting Crows – Big Yellow Taxi (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
"Big Yellow Taxi" – Counting Crows
This is my take on the tab. I use multiple G styles because the song has certain accents that sound good when
replicated.
Chords:
G 320003 or 3X0003
G* 320013 or 3X0013
G** 320033
Cadd9 x32033
D/F# 200232
[Verse]
Cadd9 D/F# G G* G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Cadd9 D/F# G G* G With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
[Chorus]
G** Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D/F# G G* G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Verse]
Cadd9 G G* G They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum Cadd9 G G* And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them G No, no, no
[Chorus]
G** Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D/F# G G* G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Verse]
Cadd9 G G* G Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT G Cadd9 I don't care about spots on my apples G G* Leave me the birds and the bees G Please
[Chorus]
G** Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D/F# G G* G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Cadd9 D/F# G G* G Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?
G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Solo]
Cadd9 G G* G x3
Cadd9
[Bridge]
G** Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam Cadd9 D/F# G** And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
[Chorus]
G** Don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D/F# G G* G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Well, don't it always seem to go Cadd9 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone Cadd9 D/F# G G* They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Why not? Cadd9 D/F# G G* They paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Hey hey hey Cadd9 D/F# G G* Paved paradise and put up a parking lot G Ooooh, bop bop bop Cadd9 Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Bridge]
Cadd9
I don't wanna give itWhy you wanna give it
G
Why you wanna give it all awayHey, hey, hey
Cadd9
Now you wanna give itI should wanna give it
G Now you wanna give it all away Cadd9 I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
G Why you wanna give it all away Cadd9 Hey, hey, givin it all, D/F# G Cadd9 givin it all....away
[Outro]
G Cadd9 Why do you want me? G Why do you want me? Cadd9 D/F# G They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Cadd9 G