I took a taxi to the hotel and when I woke up the next morning, I threw back the curtains and saw these beautiful green mountains in the distance. Then, I looked down and there was a parking lot as far as …

Put up a parking lot. Hey farmer Put away your DDT Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and bees Please Don't it always seem to go You don't know what you got 'til it's gone They paved …

And put up a parking lot Hey farmer farmer Put away that DDT * now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please! Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've …

Put up a parking lot. Hey farmer Put away your DDT Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and bees Please Don't it always seem to go You don't know what you got 'til it's gone They paved …

Howard's notes: This song is played in the key of E. You can tune up to open E (EBEG#BE) and not use a capo if you like, but that means you are tuning strings *up* from concert pitch which is likely to put …

Alan Partridge: That was Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, a song in which Joni complains they paved paradise to put up a parking lot, a measure which actually would have alleviated traffic congestion on …

Joni Mitchell received her inspiration for “Big Yellow Taxi” on a trip to Hawaii. She was looking out of her hotel window at the magnificent Pacific scenery and then shifted her gaze downward to find a …

By April 1970, Joni Mitchell’s 3rd studio album, Ladies of the Canyon, had been released, and in addition to “Woodstock” it also included “The Circle Game,” and “Big Yellow Taxi,” the latter known …

Jun 17, 2024 · She wrote "Big Yellow Taxi," an enduring indictment of overdevelopment ("They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot") and "River," a Christmas-adjacent song that expertly captured …

Big Yellow Taxi Guitar chords transcribed by Harlan Thompson and Howard Wright Tuning: DADF#AD (other transcriptions in this same tuning) "Joni" Tuning: D75435 Tuning pattern: x75435 (others in …