Counting Crows - Mr Jones Acoustic - Live In New York guitar tab
Tabbed by: Jared van der Merwe
Email: g02v0829@campus.ru.ac.za
Subject: Mr Jones – Live Across A Wire – Live in New York
Hi guys
I just went to a counting crows concert and I love this band so much I decided it was time to have the full version of this acoustic song on the net! Enjoy It!!!
1) Intro
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So you wanna be a rock n’ roll star?
Well Listen out to what I say
Just get an electric guitar
And take some time…..learn how to play
Just learn how to play!
2) Main Body
Am F
Well I was down at the New Amsterdam
Dm G
Just staring at this yellow haired girl
Am F G
Mr Jones strikes up a conversation with a black-haired flamingo dancer
Am F Dm G
You no she dancers well his father plays guitar and she’s suddenly beautiful
Am F G
And we all want something beautiful…man I wish I was beautiful lalalala
Am F
Oh, cut up Maria,
Dm G
Come on, show me some of them Spanish dancers
Am F G
And pass me a bottle Mr Jones
Am F Dm G Am F
Oh, believe in me, come on, help me believe in anything, cause I wanna be someone
G
who believes
C F G
Mr Jones and me tell each other fairytales
C F G
And we stare at the beautiful women, she’s looking at you nananana, she’s looking at me
C F G
Standing in this bright light coming through his stereo
C F G
When everybody loves you…you should never be lonely
Am F
Well I wanna paint myself a picture
Dm G
I wanna paint myself in blue, and red, and black and grey
Am F G
All the beautiful colours are very very meaningful
Am F
Ya, you know grey? It’s my favourite colour
Dm G
I just get so confused every day
Am F G
but if I knew Picasso, I would buy myself a grey guitar and play
C F G
Mr Jones and me look into the future
C F G
We stare at all the beautiful women, man she’s looking at you, man I don’t think so she’s looking at me
C F G
Standing in this spotlight, look at me I, I got myself this grey guitar
C F
Man when everybody loves me
G
I hope I never get lonely lalalala
Am
Yeah, I wanna be a lion
F
I know, I know, everybody wants to pass as cats
Am
We all wanna be big, big, big, big, big stars
G
Yeah but then we get seconds thoughts about that
Am F
So, believe in me, man I don’t believe in anything
Am G
And I don’t wanna be someone to believe
You should not believe in me
C F G
Cause Mr Jones and me, we just went stumbling through the barrio
C F G
We stare at all the beautiful women, man she’s perfect for you
There’s got to be someone for me
C F G
I wanna be Bob Dylan, Mr Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
C F G
Well man when everybody loves you, sometimes that’s just about as fucked up as you can be
C F G
Well can’t you hear me cause I’m dreaming
C F G
But I did not go outside yesterday
C F
Oh, don’t wake me cause I was dreaming
G
And I might just stay inside again today
C F G
Cause Mr Jones and me, we don’t see each other much anymore!
