5 Chords used in the song: Am, F, Dm, G, C

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Am
F
Dm
G
Am
F
G
sha la la la la la la uh huh?Am
F
Dm
G
I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow-haired girlAm
F
G
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with this black-haired flamenco dancerAm
F
Dm
G
She dances while his father plays guitar. Shes suddenly beautifulAm
F
G
We all want something beautiful I wish I was beautifulAm
F
So come dance this silence down through the morningDm
G
Am
F
G
sha la la la la la la la yeah uh huh?Am
F
Dm
G
Cut up, Maria! Show me some of them Spanish dancesAm
F
G
Pass me a bottle, Mr. JonesAm
F
Dm
G
Believe in me Help me believe in anythingAm
F
G
(cause) I want to be someone who believesC
F
G
Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy talesC
F
Stare at the beautiful womenG
G
Shes looking at you. Ah, no, no, shes looking at me?C
F
G
Smiling in the bright lights Coming through in stereoC
F
G
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonelyAm
F
Dm
G
I will paint my picture Paint myself in blue and red and black and grayAm
F
G
All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningfulAm
F
Dm
G
(you know) Gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterdayAm
F
G
If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a gray guitar and playC
F
G
Mr. Jones and me look into the futureC
F
Stare at the beautiful womenG
G
Shes looking at you. Uh, I dont think so. Shes looking at me?C
F
G
Standing in the spotlight I bought myself a gray guitarC
F
G
Am
When everybody loves me, I will never be lonelyAm
I will never be lonelyG
I will never be lonelyAm
F
I want to be a lion Everybody wants to pass as catsAm
G
We all want to be big big stars, but we got different reasons for that.Am
F
Believe in me because I don?t believe in anythingAm
G
and I want to be someone to believe, to believe,C
F
G
Mr. Jones and me stumbling through the barrioC
F
Yeah we stare at the beautiful womenG
G
Shes perfect for you, Man, theres got to be somebody for me?C
F
I want to be Bob DylanG
G
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funkyC
F
G
When everybody loves you, son, thats just about as funky as you can be.C
F
G
Mr. Jones and me staring at the videoC
F
G
When I look at the television, I want to see me staring right back at me.C
F
G
We all want to be big stars, but we dont know why, and we dont know how.C
F
G
But when everybody loves me, Im going to be just about as happy as I can be.C
F
G
Mr. Jones and me, were gonna be big stars.
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Verses : DD _ UDU (same chord)
Chorus : DD _ DUDU (one chord _ the other)
Chorus : DD _ DUDU (one chord _ the other)
13 Jun 2019

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About this song: Mr. Jones
"Mr. Jones" is a song by American alternative rock band Counting Crows. It is the lead single and third track from their debut album, August and Everything After (1993). It was the band's first radio hit and remains one of their most popular singles. Overview "Mr. Jones" entered the American Top 40 on February 19, 1994, and entered the Top 10 five weeks later. On April 23, "Mr. Jones" passed R. Kelly's "Bump n' Grind", taking the number-one position (which it surrendered, the following week, to Prince's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World").