“Big Yellow Taxi” – Counting Crows
This is my first tab, so constructive criticism is always nice. This piece is fairly
and anyone (assuming you know how to pick up a guitar) should know how to play this. No
if you can’t.
The rhythm is simple, and you'll catch onto it fast.
Tabbed by: captain_crunch8
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe), Capo 1st Fret
Chords:
G - 320033
Cadd9 - x32033
D/F# - 200233
Cadd9 D/F# G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Cadd9 G
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
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
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9 G
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
Cadd9 G
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
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
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G
Ooooh, bop bop bop
Cadd9
Ooooh, bop bop bop
[Verse]
Cadd9 G
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
Cadd9
I don't care about spots on my apples
G
Leave me the birds and the bees
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
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Cadd9 D/F# 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] x3 Cadd9 (let ring)
[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
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G
Well, don't it always seem to go
Cadd9 Cadd9
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
Cadd9 D/F# G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Why not?
Cadd9 D/F# G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey
Cadd9 D/F# 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 it
Why you wanna give it
G
Why you wanna giving it all away
Hey, hey, hey
Cadd9
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
G
Now you wanna giving it all away
Cadd9
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
G
Why you wanna giving 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 (fade out)
Enjoy
