Mr. Jones (Live At Chelsea Studios, New York/1997) Chords

Tempo:
74.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mr. Jones (Live At Chelsea Studios, New York/1997) chords
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[Am] [Cm] [G]
[Am] [Cm] [G] [Am]
[C] [Em]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] Well, so you wanna be a rock and roll [Dm] star, well [G] listen now to what I [Am] say
Just [F] get an [G] electric guitar and take some time
Learn [Am] how to [F] play
[Dm] Just [Em] learn how to [C] play
Well, [G] [Am] I was down at [Cm] the New Amsterdam
Just [G] staring at this yellow-haired [Am] girl.
Mr.
Jones strikes up [Cm] a conversation
[G] With a black-haired flamenco [Am] dancer, you know, she [C] dances while his father plays guitar
[G] She's suddenly beautiful and we [Cm] all want something beautiful
[G] And I [C] wish I was beautiful
[F] [Dm] [G]
[Am] Oh, [G]
[Am] cut up [F] Maria
[Dm] Come on, show me some [G] of them band and [Am] dances and pass me a bottle, [G] Mr.
Jones
[Am] Believe [F] in me, come [Dm] on, help me [G] believe in anything cuz I [C] wanna [F] be [Am] someone [G] who believes
[C]
[F] Mr.
Jones [G] and me tell each other fairy [C] tales
Stare at the [F] beautiful women
[G] She's looking at you, nah, nah, nah
[C] Looking at me [F] standing in this bright [G] light
Coming through in stereo
[C] When [F] everybody loves [G] you
You [B] should never [Am] be lonely
[F] Well, [Dm] [Em]
[Am] [G] I wanna [Am] paint [F] myself a picture
[Dm] I wanna paint [G] myself in blue and [Am] red and black and gray all [F] the beautiful colors of [G] very
very meaningful
Yeah, you know gray.
[Am] It's my [F] favorite color.
I just get [G] so confused
Every [Am] day, but if [F] I knew how so [G] I would buy myself a great [C] guitar and play
Mr.
[F] Jones [G] and me
Looking to the future
[C]
Staring at all the beautiful [F] women
[G] She's looking at you
So [C] she's looking at me standing in [F] this spotlight
[G] Look at me, I got myself this great guitar man when [C] everybody [F] loves [G] me
I hope I never [Am] get lonely
[F] Yeah,
[A] [Em] [Am] [G]
[A] I want to be [E] a lion [C] I know I [F] know
Everybody wants to pass as cats.
[A] We
We all want [E] to be big [Am] big big big [G] big stars.
Yeah, but then we [C] get second thoughts [G] about that
[Am] So believe in me
Man, [F] I don't believe in anything [Am] and I don't want to be
Someone to [G] believe you should not believe in [C] me
Mr.
[F] Jones and [G] me we're stumbling through the patio [C] staring at all the [F] beautiful women
[G] She's perfect for you.
There's got to be [C] someone for me.
I wanna [F] be Bob Dylan
[G] Mr.
Jones, but you see what someone just a little more [C] funky.
Well man when [F] everybody loves you
[G] Sometimes that's just about as fucked up as you [C] can be
[F] Can't you hear me?
[G] Screaming [C] but I did not go outside [G] Yesterday Oh
[C] Don't wake me
Cuz I [G] was dreaming
And [C] I might just stay inside [G] again today
[C] Mr.
[F] Jones and [G] me
We don't see each other much [Cm] anymore
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To learn Counting Crows - (Live At Chelsea Studios, New York/1997) Mr. Jones chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, F, G, C, G, Am, C and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 37 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 75 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[Am] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am]
[C] Well, so you wanna be a rock and roll [Dm] star, well [G] listen now to what I [Am] say
Just [F] get an [G] electric guitar and take some time
Learn [Am] how to [F] play
[Dm] Just _ [Em] learn how to [C] play
Well, [G] _ _ _ [Am] I was down at [Cm] the New Amsterdam
Just [G] staring at this yellow-haired [Am] girl.
Mr.
Jones strikes up [Cm] a conversation
[G] With a black-haired flamenco [Am] dancer, you know, she [C] dances while his father plays guitar
[G] She's suddenly beautiful and we [Cm] all want something beautiful
[G] And I [C] wish I was beautiful
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] Oh, _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] cut up [F] Maria
[Dm] Come on, show me some [G] of them band and [Am] dances and pass me a bottle, [G] Mr.
Jones
[Am] Believe [F] in me, come [Dm] on, help me [G] believe in anything cuz I [C] wanna [F] be [Am] someone [G] who _ believes
[C] _
[F] Mr.
Jones [G] and me tell each other fairy [C] tales
Stare at the [F] beautiful women
[G] She's looking at you, nah, nah, nah
[C] Looking at me [F] standing in this bright [G] light
Coming through in stereo
[C] When [F] everybody loves [G] you
_ You [B] should never [Am] be lonely
[F] Well, [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I wanna [Am] paint [F] myself a picture
[Dm] I wanna paint [G] myself in blue and [Am] red and black and gray all [F] the beautiful colors of [G] very
very meaningful
Yeah, you know gray.
[Am] It's my [F] favorite color.
I just get [G] so confused
Every [Am] day, but if [F] I knew how so [G] I would buy myself a great [C] guitar and play
Mr.
[F] Jones [G] and me
Looking to the future
[C]
Staring at all the beautiful [F] women
[G] She's looking at you
So [C] she's looking at me standing in [F] this spotlight
[G] Look at me, I got myself this great guitar man when [C] everybody [F] loves [G] me
_ I hope I never [Am] get lonely
_ [F] Yeah, _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] I want to be [E] a lion [C] I know I [F] know
Everybody wants to pass as cats.
[A] We
We all want [E] to be big [Am] big big big [G] big stars.
Yeah, but then we [C] get second thoughts [G] about that
[Am] So believe in me
Man, [F] I don't believe in anything [Am] and I don't want to be
Someone to [G] believe you should not believe in [C] me
Mr.
[F] Jones and [G] me we're stumbling through the patio [C] staring at all the [F] beautiful women
[G] She's perfect for you.
There's got to be [C] someone for me.
I wanna [F] be Bob Dylan
[G] Mr.
Jones, but you see what someone just a little more [C] funky.
Well man when [F] everybody loves you
[G] Sometimes that's just about as fucked up as you [C] can be
[F] Can't you hear me?
[G] _ Screaming [C] but I did not go outside [G] Yesterday Oh
[C] Don't wake me
Cuz I [G] was dreaming
And [C] I might just stay inside [G] again today
_ [C] _ Mr.
[F] Jones and [G] me
We don't see each other much [Cm] anymore
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _