Mr Jones [D] - Counting Crows v0 (16-Feb-2025 22:40:39)

Mr Jones - Counting Crows 4/4 Time Suggested strum [DDD UD UD] or [D DU UDU] [intro] Am F Dm G Am F G G Shalalala la la la Uh huh Am F I was down at the New Amsterdam Dm G Staring at this yellow-haired girl Am F Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation G G With a black-haired flamenco dancer Am F You know she dances while his father plays guitar Dm G She's suddenly beautiful Am F And we all want something beautiful G G Man, I wish I was beautiful Am F So come dance this silence down through the morning Dm G Am Shalalala la la la la, yeah F G G Am F Uh huh, yeah cut up, Maria! Dm G Show me some of them Spanish dances Am F G G And pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones Am F Dm G Believe in me, help me believe in anything Am F G G 'Cause I wanna be someone who believes, yeah |[Chorus] |C F G G |Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy tales | C F |And we stare at the beautiful women | G G |"She's looking at you. Ah, no, no, she's looking at me." |C F G G |Smiling in the bright lights, coming through in stereo | C F G G |When everybody loves you, you can never be lonely Am F Well, I'm gonna paint my picture Dm G Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray Am F G All of the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful G Am F Yeah, well, you know gray is my favorite color Dm G I felt so symbolic yesterday Am F G G If I knew Picasso, I would buy myself a gray guitar and play |[Chorus] |C F G G |Mr. Jones and me look into the future | C F |And we stare at the beautiful women | G G |"She's looking at you. I don't think so. She's looking at me." |C F G G |Standing in the spotlight, I bought myself a gray guitar | C F G G |When everybody loves me, I will never be lonely |C F G G |Mr. Jones and me, stumbling through the barrio | C F |Yeah, we stare at the beautiful women | G G |"She's perfect for you, man, there's got to be somebody for me." |C F G G |I wanna be Bob Dylan, Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky | C F G G |When everybody loves you, ah son, That's just about as funky as you can be |C F G G |Mr. Jones and me, staring at the video | C F G |When I look at the television, I wanna see me |G C F |Staring right back at me, We all wanna be big stars | G G |But we don't know why, and we don't know how | C F G G |But when everybody loves me, I wanna be just about as happy as I can be |C F |Mr. Jones and me, [Single strum] G we're gonna be big star

4/4 Time Suggested strum DDD UD UD or D DU UDU
intro
Am F Dm ShGalalala la Amla laF GUh Ghuh

AmI was down at theF New Amsterdam
DmStaring at this Gyellow-haired girl
AmMr. Jones strikes up a converFsation
With aG black-haired flaGmenco dancer
You know Amshe dances while his Ffather plays guitar
She's DmsuddenlyG beautiful
AmAnd we all want something Fbeautiful
GMan, I wish I was Gbeautiful

So come Amdance this silence Fdown through the morning
DmShalalala Gla la la la,Am yeah
FUh huh,G yeahG Amcut up, FMaria!
DmShow me some of them GSpanish dances
And Ampass me a bottle,F Mr. GJonesG
AmBelieve in Fme,Dm help me believe inG anything
'Cause AmI wanna be Fsomeone who believGes, Gyeah

Chorus
CMr. FJones and me Gtell each other Gfairy tales
And we Cstare at the beautiful Fwomen
"She's Glooking at you. Ah, no,G no, she's looking at me."
CSmiling in the Fbright lights, Gcoming through in Gstereo
When Ceverybody lovesF you, Gyou can never be Glonely

AmWell, I'm gonna paint my Fpicture
DmPaint myself in Gblue and red and black and gray
AmAll of the beautiful Fcolors are very, very Gmeaningful
GYeah, well, you know Amgray is my favorite colorF
I felt Dmso symGbolic yesterday
AmIf I knew FPicasso, I would Gbuy myself a Ggray guitar and play

Chorus
CMr. FJones and me Glook into the fuGture
And we Cstare at the beautiful Fwomen
"She's Glooking at you. I don'tG think so. She's looking at me."
CStanding in theF spotlight, GI bought myself a Ggray guitar
When Ceverybody lovesF me, GI will never be Glonely

CMr. FJones and me, Gstumbling through the Gbarrio
Yeah, we Cstare at the beautifulF women
"She's Gperfect for you, man, there's Ggot to be somebody for me."
CI wanna be Bob FDylan, GMr. Jones wishes he was someone Gjust a little more funky
When Ceverybody Floves you, ah Gson, That's just about as Gfunky as you can be

CMr. FJones and Gme, staring at theG video
When I Clook at the Ftelevision, I wanna Gsee me
GStaring right back at me, CWe all wanna beF big stars
But we Gdon't know why, and we Gdon't know how
But when Ceverybody loves Fme, I wanna Gbe just about as Ghappy as I can be
CMr. FJones and me,

Single strum
Gwe're gonna be big star

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Mr Jones [D]Counting Crows