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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 19:14:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joe Riess 

BIG YELLOW TAXI - by Joni Mitchell
 
>From Amy Grant's "House of Love" album.
Transcribed by Joe Riess (jriess@ddt.eng.uc.edu).
 
      E (022100@1)     022100
      Emaj7 (021100@1) 021100
      Esus4 (022200@1) 022200
      E(no 3) 022400
      A (x02220@1)     002220
      Asus4 (x02230@1) 002230
      A/C# (042220@1)  04222x
      B/D# (x2544x@1)  06444x
      B (x2444x@1)     224442
      Bsus (x24452@1)  224452
 
Intro:
 
E (022100@1) Emaj7 (021100@1) A/C# (042220@1)  B/D#E   Emaj7 (021100@1) A/C# (042220@1)  B/D#E (x2544x@1)Esus4 E   E Esus4 E Esus4 E
E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E
 
First verse:
 
       A (x02220@1)   Asus4 (x02230@1)     A (x02220@1)     Asus4 (x02230@1) EEsus4 E(no 3) Esus4E Esus4E 
Esus4 E
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
        A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)    B (x2444x@1)  Bsus (x24452@1)    EWith (022100@1)a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
 
Chorus:
 
  E (022100@1)           Emaj7Don't (021100@1)it always seem to go
          A/C# (042220@1)                         B/D# (x2544x@1)EThat (022100@1)you don't know what you've got till it's gone
       A (x02220@1)   Asus4 (x02230@1)     B (x2444x@1)      Bsus (x24452@1)  EThey (022100@1)paved paradise and put up a parking lot
 
E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E    E Esus4 E(no 3) Esus4 E Esus4 E
(Shoo    bop    bop   bop   bop          Shoo   bop   bop   bop)
 
Second verse:
 
They took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'em
 
Repeat chorus:
 
Third verse:
 
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT now
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please
 
Repeat chorus twice:
 
Fourth verse:
 
Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi carried off my old man
 
Repeat chorus twice: