Mr. jones
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WHAT THE FUCK ANYONE WHO KNOWS A DAMN THING ABOUT MUSIC KNOWS THIS IS A COUNTING CROWS
SONG, AND IT PISSES ME OFF CUZ IM A BIG FAN AND THEY 9999999 BETTER THAN THE SPIN DOCTORS THEY ONLY HAD THAT ONE HIT WONDER 2 PRINCES I HOPE NO DUMBASS SEES THIS AN THINKS ITS A SPIN DOCTOR SONG CUZ IT AINT GOD DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
{Intro}
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Am F Dm G Am F G
sha la la la la la la oooh uh huh
{Verse 1}
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Am F Dm G
I was at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow haired girl
Am F G
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation with a black haired flamenco dancer
Am F Dm G
You know she dances while his father plays guitar she's suddenly beautiful
Am F G
And we all want something beautiful man I wish I was beautiful
{Bridge}
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Am F Dm
So come dance the silence down through the morning
G Am F G
sha la la la la la la la yeah uh huh yeah
{Verse 2}
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Am F Dm G
Cut up, Maria show me some of them Spanish dances
Am F G
And pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Am F Dm G
Believe in me help me believe in anything
Am F G
Cause I, I wanna be someone who believes yeah
{Chorus 1}
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C F G
Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
C F
And we stare at the beautiful women
G
'She's looking at you Ah, no, no, she's looking at me'
C F G
Smiling in the bright lights coming through in stereo
C F G
When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely
{Verse 3}
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Am F Dm G
Now well I'm gonna paint my picture paint myself in blue and red and black and gray
Am F G
All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful
Am F Dm G
Ya well you know gray is my favorite color I...... felt so symbolic yesterday
Am F G
If I knew Picasso I would buy myself a gray guitar and play
{Chorus 2}
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C F G
Mr. Jones and me look into the future
C F
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women
G
'She's looking at you I don't think so She's looking at me'
C F G
Standing in the spotlight I bought myself a gray guitar
C F G Am
When everybody loves me, I will never be lo...nely
{Interlude}
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F
I will never be lonely
Am G
I said I'm never gonna be lo......nely
Am F
I want to be a lion Everybody wants to pass as cats
Am G
We all wanna be big big stars, yeah but we got different reasons for that
Am F
Believe in me because I don't believe in anything
Am G
And I, I wanna be someone to believe, to believe, to believe yeah
{Chorus 3}
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C F G
Mr. Jones and me stumbling through the barrio
C F
Yeah we stare at the beautiful women
G
'She's perfect for you, Man, there's got to be somebody for me'
C F
I wanna be Bob Dylan
G
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
C F G
When everybody loves you, ah son, that's just about as funky as you can be
{Chorus 4}
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C F G
Mr. Jones and me staring at the video
C F G
When I look at the television, I wanna see me staring right back at me
C F G
We all wanna be big stars, but we don't know why, and we don't know how
C F G
But when everybody loves me, I wanna be just about as happy as I can be
{Ending}
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C F G
Mr. Jones and me, we're gonna be big stars
How to play Mr. jones
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.