Written by Billie Joe Armstrong
Intro D E A B5(Abafado) A5 They paved paradise and put up a parking lot B5(Abafado) A5 With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot... __/ B5 A5 They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum B5 A5 And they charged all the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em... Refrão B5 A5 Hey farmer farmer put away that DDT now. B5 A5 Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees Please! Refrão B A Late last night I heard a screen door slam, B A And a big yellow taxi took away my old man... Refrão B5 D5 A5 They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. B5 D5 A5 They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.A5 E5 Don't it always seem to go G5 D5 That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone? } Refrão B5 D5 A5 / They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. /