Here’s a rendition that boils down a lot of what is going on to a playable
version for one guitar. Please let me know how it sounds and I’ll make
changes as needed to help this be the best it can. I love the way Counting
Crows does this version of a great Joni Mitchell tune! It plays around a lot
with different inversions and shapes of the same chord, which I think adds a
lot to their version.
G
| e | | x x | x x | x x | x x |
| B | | x x | x x | x x | x x |
| G | | x x | x x | x x | x x |
| D | | 5 x x | 5 x x | 5 x x | 5 x x |
| A | 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
They
G
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| A | 5 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
paved... lot. ..pink hotel... ...hot spot.
G Gmaj7 C C D Gmaj7
| e | 3 3 | 3 | | |
| B | 3 3 | 5 | 1 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 4 0 | 5 | 0 2 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 0 4 | 5 | 2 4 | 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 5 5 | 3 2/ | 3 3/5 | |
| D | 5 5 | | | 5 |
Don’t..seem.. don’t... paved... put... lot. Ooo...
G6 C G C D
| e | | 33 3 33 | | 33 3355 55 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 33 | 55 5 55 | 33 3 33 | 55 5577 77 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 44 | 55 55 | 44 2h4 44 | 55 5577 77 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 22 | 55 55 | 55 55 | 55 5577 77 |
| A | xx | 33 33 | xx xx | 33 3355 55 |
| D | 5 55 | | 55 55 | |
Ooo.. They took... ..museum... charged...
G G Gmaj7 C G C/G D/G
| e | 33 7\5p3 | 3 3 | 3 | |
| B | 33 | 3 3 | 5 3 | 5 7 |
| G | 44 | 4 0 | 5 4 | 5 7 |
| D | 55 | 0 4 | 5 5 | 5 7 |
| A | xx | 5 5 | 3 x | x x |
| D | 55 0h2 5 | 5 5 | 5 | 5 5 |
See them.... don’t... don’t... gone..paved.. put..
Gmaj7 G6 C6 G
| e | | | 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 33 | 5 5 5 55 | 3 3 3 33 |
| G | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 | 5 | 4 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 | 5 | 5 |
| A | | | x | x |
| D | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
lot.Ooo... oooo... Farmer... DDT..
C6 G G Gmaj7 C G
| e | 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 |
| B | 5 5 5 55 | 3 3 3 33 | 3 3 | 5 3 |
| G | 5 | 4 00 | 4 0 | 5 4 |
| D | 5 | 5 55 | 0 4 | 5 5 |
| A | x | x | 5 5 | 3 x |
| D | 5 | 5 | 5 5 | 5 |
Spots... bees... please.. don’t..seem.. don’t.. gone
C/G D/G G C/G D/G Gmaj7 G6
| e | | | | | |
| B | 5 7 | 3 | 5 7 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 5 7 | 4 | 5 7 | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 5 7 | 5 | 5 7 | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | x 5 | x | x 5 | | |
| D | 5 5 | 5 | 5 5 | 5 | 5 00 |
paved.. put.. lot.. paved.. put... lot.Oooo.. oooo...
SOLO
C G
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 5/7 7 7 5 4 4 |
| D | | 7/9 9 9 7 5 5 |
| A | | |
| D | 2h5 5 5 2p0 2 5 5 5 7p5 | 5h7/9 00 |
C G
| e | | |
| B | | 5+ |
| G | | 5+ 8 8 |
| D | | 5+ 7h9 7 |
| A | | |
| D | 2h5 5 5 2p0 2 5 5 5 7p5 | 5 00 |
C G Em G C
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | 5 | (5) | (5) |
| G | | 5/7 7 7 5 4 4 | 4 4 5 | (5) | (5) |
| D | | 7/9 9 9 7 5 5 | 5 5 5 | (5) | (5) |
| A | | | 7 5 3 | (3) | (3) |
| D | 2h5 5 5 2p0 2 5 5 5 7p5 | 5h7/9 | | | |
Listen
G C/G D/G G G Gmaj7 C G
| e | | | | 3 2 | 0 |
| B | 5+ | 5 7 | 3 | 3 3 | 1 3 |
| G | 4 5+ | 5 7 | 4 | 4 4 | 0 4 x |
| D | 0 5+ | 5 7 | 0 | 5 4 | 2 0 x |
| A | 5 | x x | 5 | | 3 5 x2 |
| D | 5 | 5 5 | 5 | | 5 x |
..swing... big... took... away... don’t... don’t..
C D-5add11 G G Gmaj7 C
| e | 3 3 | | 3 2 | 0 |
| B | 1 3 | 3 8 8 3 3 | 3 3 | 1 |
| G | 0 0 | 4 7h9 7 4h5 4 | 4 4 | 0 |
| D | 2 4 | 0 | 5 4 | 2 |
| A | 3 5 | 5 | | 3 |
| D | | 5 | | |
Paved.. put.. lot don’t. don’t...
C D-5add11 G C D-5add11 G
| e | | | | |
| B | 1 3 | 3 3 | 1 3 | 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 | 4 4 | 0 0 | 4 4 |
| D | 2 4 | 0 0 | 2 4 | 0 0 |
| A | 3 5 | 5 5 2 | 3 5 | 5 5 |
| D | | 5 5 | | 5 5 |
Paved.. put.. lot.. paved..put.. lot...
C D Gmaj7 G6
| e | 0 2 | | |
| B | 1 3 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 33 |
| G | 0 2 | 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 44 |
| D | 2 4 | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 22 |
| A | 3 5 | | xx |
| D | | 5 | 5 55 |
Paved..put. lot. Oooo. Oooo..
C/G G C/G G
| e | | | | |
| B | 55 55 | 33 33 | 55 55 | 33 33 |
| G | 55 55 | 44 44 | 55 55 | 44 44 |
| D | 55 55 | 55 55 | 55 55 | 55 55 |
| A | xx xx | xx xx | xx xx | xx xx |
| D | 55 /5 55 | 55 /5 55 | 55 /7 55 | 55 /5 55 |
I don’t... giving... Now you... giving...
C/G G C/G D/G G
| e | | 33 | | 33 3 5 |
| B | 55 55 | 33 33 33 | 55 5577 77 | 33 3 |
| G | 55 55 | 44 00 44 | 55 5577 77 | 44 0 |
| D | 55 55 | 55 55 | 55 5577 77 | 00 0 |
| A | xx xx | xx xx | xx xxxx xx | 55 0 |
| D | 55 /5 55 | 55 /5 55 | 55 5555 55 | 55 5 |
I don’t... giving... giving.. away...
C6 C Gadd9 G C6 C Gadd9 G
| E | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 |
| B | *1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0h2 2 0 2 | 0h2 2 0 0 | 0h2 2 0 2 | 0h2 2 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| A | *3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | | | | |
Why you... Why do..(Cause you’re..)
C6 C Gadd9 G C6 C G
| e | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 | 5 3 5 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 | 0 3 * |
| G | 0h2 2 0 2 | 0h2 2 0 0 | 0h2 2 0 2 | 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 | 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 | 2 0 * |
| D | | | | 5 |
La la la... they paved.... lot.. (repeat n fade)
Here’s the words with chords:
G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
G Gmaj7 C
Don't it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone
C D (G) <-single note
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7 G6
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
G6G6 CC CC GG
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
G G CC CC DD CC GG
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them, no, no, no
G Gmaj7 C G
Don't it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone
C D (G) <-single note
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7 G6
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
C6 G
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT. I don’t care about
C6 G
spots on my apples, leave me the birds and the bees. Please!
G Gmaj7 C G
Don't it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone
C D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
G C D G
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Gmaj7 Why not? G6
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
SOLO
C G C G C G Em G C
(C) G
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door swing
C D G
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
G Gmaj7 C
Now don't it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone
C D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot, hey na na,
G Gmaj7 C G
Don't it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone
C D G
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot, why not?
C D G
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot, hey hey hey
C D (G) <- single note
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Gmaj7 G6
Ooooh, bop bop bop, Ooooh, bop bop bop
C6
I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it
G
why you wanna give it all away, hey, hey, hey
C6
Now you wanna give it, I should wanna give it
G
cause you’re giving it all away no no
C6
I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it
G
Why you wanna give it all away
C D G
Cause you’re giving it all, giving it all away, yeah yeah
C6 C Gadd9 G C6 C Gadd9 G C
Why you want it Why do you want to
Causee you’re giving it all away hey hey hey
C6 C Gadd9 G C6 C G
La la la... They paved paradise to put up a parking lot
C6: x32213
Gadd9: x20203
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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