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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
F
C
Am
Dm
G
F
C
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _