{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1961353,"song":"Mr Jones","artist":"Counting Crows","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1961353-mr-jones-chords-by-counting-crows/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1961353?type=chord","rating":4.68313,"votes":114,"content":"This is the acoustic version. Lyrics differ from the original. Including the intro cover of So You Wanna Be \r\nA Rock And Roll Star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48sAQnRYMMo\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]                \r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo you wanna be a rock n roll star, well listen now to what I say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust get an electric guitar and take some time and learn how to play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust learn how to play[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]        \r\nWell, I was down at the New Amsterdam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust staring at this yellow-haired girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMr. Jones strikes up a conversation with a black-haired flamenco dancer[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                 \r\nYou know she dances while his father plays guitar.  [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch] \r\nShe's suddenly beautiful, and we all want something beautiful[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMan, I wish I was beautiful   Lalalala[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]      \r\nOh, Cut up, Maria!  [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome on, show me some of them Spanish dances[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd pass me the bottle, Mr. Jones[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, believe in me, come on, help me believe in anything[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause I wanna be someone who believes[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMr. Jones and me tell each other fairytales[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd we stare at the beautiful women[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"She's looking at you, nananana, she's looking at me\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStanding in this bright light coming through in stereo[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen everybody loves you, you should never be lonely[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]       \r\nWell, I wanna paint myself a picture [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wanna paint myself in blue and red and black and gray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  All the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           \r\nYeah, you know gray? It's my favorite color. I just get so confused every day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut if I knew Picasso, I would buy myself a gray guitar and play[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMr. Jones and me look into the future[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe stare at the beautiful women[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Man, she's looking at you, man, I don't think so she's looking at me\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 \r\nStanding in the spotlight [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nLook at me I, I got myself this gray guitar[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMan, when everybody loves me, I hope I never get lonely    Lalalala[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYeah, I wanna be a lion[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know, I know, everybody wants to pass as cats[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                 \r\n  We All wanna be big, big stars[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, but then we get second thoughts about that[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo  Believe in me, Man, I don't believe in anything[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't wanna be to be someone to believe, you should not believe in me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause Mr. Jones and me, we just went stumbling through the barrio[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe stare at all the beautiful women[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Man, she's perfect for you\" There's got to be someone for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\n I wanna be Bob Dylan[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]         \r\nWell, man, when everybody loves you [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes that's just about as fucked up as you can be [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, can't you hear me cause I'm screaming[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I did not go outside yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, don't wake me cause I was dreaming[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I might just stay inside again today[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Cause Mr. Jones and me, we don't see each other much anymore...[/tab]","plain_text":"This is the acoustic version. Lyrics differ from the original. Including the intro cover of So You Wanna Be \nA Rock And Roll Star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48sAQnRYMMo\n\n[Intro]\nAm F Dm G                \nAm F G  G\n\n\n\n\n\nAm F G  G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["A","Am","F","Dm","G","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}