Mr. Jones Chords by Counting Crows

And this is a song about my dreams. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] So you wanna [C] be a rock and roll star?
[G] Well listen now [Em] to what I say.
[Am] Just get an electric [G] guitar and take some time.
And learn [Am] how to play.
[C] _ _ [A] Just [Em] learn how to [C] play.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Well [Am] I was down at the [C] New Amsterdam.
[G] Just staring at this yellow haired girl.
[C] Mr.
Jones strikes up a conversation.
[G] With a black hair.
Flamenco dance.
[Am] You know she [C] dances while his father plays [G] guitar.
She's [G] suddenly beautiful.
And we all want something beautiful.
_ _ _ And I wish [Am] I was beautiful.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] La la la [Am] la la.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] I'll call out Maria.
[F] Come on.
[Dm] Show me some of them.
[G] Band and dancers.
[Am] And pass me a bottle.
Mr.
[G] Jones. _ _
[Am] Believe [F] in me.
Come on.
[Dm] Help [G] me believe in anything.
Cause I [C] wanna be someone [G] who believes. _ _
[C] Mr.
[F] Jones and [G] me.
Tell each other fairy tales.
[C] Stare at the beautiful women.
[G] She's looking at you.
Na na na.
She's looking [C] at me.
Standing in [F] this bright light.
[G] Memes new exterior.
[C] When everybody [F] loves you.
[G] _ _ You should never [Am] be lonely.
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ Well I [Am] wanna paint myself [F] a picture.
I [Dm] wanna paint myself [G] in blue and red.
[Am] And black and grey.
All the [F] beautiful colors.
A very [G] very meaningful.
Yeah you know grey.
[Am] It's my favorite [F] color.
I [Dm] just get so [G] confused.
[Am] Everyday.
But if I knew.
[F] How so?
I would [G] buy myself a great guitar.
[C] And play Mr.
[F] Jones.
And [G] me.
Look into the future.