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Mr Jones By The Mavericks. The record version is in A# so capo 3rd fret and play these 
chords. Listen to track
for rhythm
GI wanna go across the rivGer
GTo the house on oldway rGoad
GWhere my liCfe began and ended all the samGe
GI remember Chris and JohnnGy
Gchildhood friends of minGe
GWho grew wA7ise enough to
A7learn to play the gamDe
GAs I walked up to the front yaGrd
GThere were children playing theGre
GAnd I thoughCt someday this
Cmay be my home agaiGn
GBut how soon I learned my lessGon
GThrough the windows they threw stonesG  
GAnd said there's nothinGg
Gleft inside MrD. Jones
CHORDS REPEAT FOR NEXT TWO VERSES
I went next door to ask the neighbor
If they knew what happened here
To the place where all my memories remain
As they recalled and tried to answer
Tears rolled down their eyes
But the best reply they had was made in vain
Seems the folks that used to live there
Worked hard for all their means
But their means could never take them to an end
There was hope down in the city
Then a bank declined their loan
Now there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones
[Chorus]
EmCan't you see that it's empty Emnow
GAnd no one really caGres
EmFor even I must try to save my oDwn
EmYou should turn around and get back on Emthat
GLonely oldway road
C'Cause there's nothing left insideD, Mr. Jones
[Repeat chorus]
I'm going back across the river
To see if I can find
The place where life can start and end all the same
But no matter where I'm going it will dwell inside my bones
That there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones
No there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones

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Mr Jones

by The Mavericks

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Mr Jones By The Mavericks. The record version is in A# so capo 3rd fret and play these

chords. Listen to track

for rhythm

G G

I wanna go across the river

G G

To the house on oldway road

G C G

Where my life began and ended all the same

G G

I remember Chris and Johnny

G G

childhood friends of mine

G A7

Who grew wise enough to

A7 D

learn to play the game

G G

As I walked up to the front yard

G G

There were children playing there

G C

And I thought someday this

C G

may be my home again

G G

But how soon I learned my lesson

G G

Through the windows they threw stones

G G

And said there's nothing

G D

left inside Mr. Jones

CHORDS REPEAT FOR NEXT TWO VERSES

I went next door to ask the neighbor

If they knew what happened here

To the place where all my memories remain

As they recalled and tried to answer

Tears rolled down their eyes

But the best reply they had was made in vain

Seems the folks that used to live there

Worked hard for all their means

But their means could never take them to an end

There was hope down in the city

Then a bank declined their loan

Now there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones

[Chorus]

Em Em

Can't you see that it's empty now

G G

And no one really cares

Em D

For even I must try to save my own

Em Em

You should turn around and get back on that

Lonely oldway road

C D

'Cause there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones

[Repeat chorus]

I'm going back across the river

To see if I can find

The place where life can start and end all the same

But no matter where I'm going it will dwell inside my bones

That there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones

No there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones

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