E 022100n Emaj7 021100n Esus4 022200n E(omit3)022400n A 002220n Asus4 002230n A/C# 04222xn B/D# 06444xn B 224442n Bsus 224452n nIntro:n n[E Emaj7 A/C# B/D#]n[E Emaj7 A/C# B/D#]n[E Esus4 E E Esus4 E Esus4 E]n[E Esus4 E(omit3) Esus4 E Esus4 E]n nFirst verse:n n [A Asus4 A Asus4 E Esus4 E(omit3) Esus4 E Esus4 E ]n[Esus4 E]nThey paved paradise and put up a parking lotn [A Asus4 B Bsus E]nWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spotn nChorus:n n
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nSecond verse:n nThey took all the trees and put 'em in a tree museumnAnd they charged all the people twenty-five bucks just to see 'emn nRepeat chorus:n nThird verse:n nHey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT nownGive me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, pleasen nRepeat chorus twice:n nFourth verse:n nLate last night I heard the screen door slamnAnd a big yellow taxi carried off my old mann nRepeat chorus twice: