Mr. Jones Chords by Counting Crows
- Key: Am
- BPM: 150
- Capo: no capo
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MR. JONES CHORDS
[Intro] Am7 F Gsus4 G Am7 F Gsus4 G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Am C Gsus4 C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Am7 F G Am7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] F So you wanna be a rock'n'roll star Gsus4 G Well listen now to what I say Am7 F ■ Just get an electric guitar G And take some time Am7 F Learn how to play D7 Am7 G Am7 F Am7 G ■ ■ Just learn how to play ■ ■ ■ Am7 F I was down at the New Amsterdam Gsus4 G Just staring at this yellowhaired girl Am7 F Mr Jones strikes up a conversation G G With a blackhaired flamenco dancer Am Am7 F Dm7 You know she dances while his father plays guitar Gsus4 G She's suddenly beautiful Am7 F G And we all want something beautiful ■ Am Man I wish I was beautiful [Chorus] F Dm Am G Am F Am G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Am F Dm7 Dm G I will call up up Maria ■ Show me some of that Spanish dancin' 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 [Chorus] 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 Standing in this bright light coming ■ through in stereo C F G Am7 When everybody loves you ■ you should never be lonely [Inst] F Dm Am G Am Am7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C F G ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Am F Well I'm gonna paint myself a picture Dm7 G Am Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray F G All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful Am Am7 F Yeah you know gray it's my favorite color Dm7 G I just get so confused everyday Am7 F But if I knew Picasso G C I would buy myself a gray guitar and play [Chorus] 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 When everybody loves me ■ Am I hope I never get lonely [Bridge] F Am G Am ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C I wanna be a lion ■ F ■ Everybody wants to pass as cats Am C ■ We all wanna be big bigbig big stars G Yeah but then we get second thoughts about that Am F ■ Believe in me 'cause I don't believe in anything C Am G And I I don't wanna be someone to believe C You should not believe in me [Chorus] F G 'cause Mr Jones and me stumbling through the barrio C F Yeah we stare at the beautiful women G C She's perfect for you Man there's got to be somebody for me F I wanna be Bob Dylan G Mr Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky C F When everybody loves you G C Sometimes that's just about as fucked up as you can be F G Can't you hear me because ■ I'm screaming C F G I did not go outside yesterday C F G Don't wake me ■ 'cause I was dreaming C F G And I might just stay inside again today ■ C F G ■ Mr Jones and me ■ G We don't see each other much anymore [Outro]