Counting Crows - Mr. Jones (chords and lyrics)

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Mr. Jones (Counting Crows)

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	I	was	down	at	the	New	Amsterdam

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	staring	at	this	yellow-haired	girl	Mr.

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Jones	strikes	up	a	conver	sation	with	this

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black-haired	flamenco	dancer	She	dances	while

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his	father	plays	guitar.	She's	suddenly

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beautiful	We	all	want	something	beautiful		I

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wish	I	was	beautiful	So	come	dance	this	silence

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down	through	the	morning		sha	la	la	la	la	la

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la	la	yeah			uh	huh...		Cut	up,	Ma	ria!

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	Show	me	some	of	them	Spanish	dances

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	Pass	me	a	bottle,	Mr.	Jones		Believe	in

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me.		Help	me	believe	in	anything	'cause

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	I	want	to	be	someone	who	believes,	yeah...

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	Mr.	J	ones	and	me		tell	each	other	fairy

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tales,	yeah	well	me	Stare	at	the	beautiful	women

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"She's	looking	at	you.	Ah,	no,	no,	she's	looking

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at	me."	Smiling	in	the	bright	lights		Coming

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through	in	stereo	When	everybody	loves	you,

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	you	can	never	be	lonely.

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I will	paint	my	picture.		Paint	myself	in

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blue	and	red	and	black	and	gray	All	of	the

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beautiful	colors	are	very	very		meaningful	you

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know	gray	is	my	favorite	color		I	felt	so

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sym	bolic	yester	day	If	I	knew	Pi	casso	I	would	buy

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myself	a	gray	guitar	and	play		Mr.	Jones	and

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me		look	into	the	future	Stare	at	the

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beautiful	women		"She's	looking	at	you.	Uh,	I

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don't	think	so.	She's	looking	at	me."	Standing

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in	the	spotlight		I	bought	myself	a	gray

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guitar	When	everybody	loves	me,		I	will	never

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be	lone	ly	I	will	never	be	lonely	I'm	never	gonna

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be	lone	ly	I want	to	be	a	lion

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	Everybody	wants	to	pass	as	cats	We

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all	want	to	be	big,	big	stars,		but	we've	got

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different	reasons	for	that.		Believe	in	me

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because	I		don't	believe	in	anything

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and	I want	to	be	someone	to	be	lieve,	to	believe,

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to	believe.		Mr.	Jones	and	me		stumbling

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through	the	barrio	Yeah	we		stare	at	the

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beautiful	women	"She's	perfect	for	you,	Man,

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there's	got	to	be	somebody	for	me."	I	want	to	be

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Bob	Dylan	Mr.	Jones	wishes	he	was	someone	just	a

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little	more	funky	When	everybody	loves	you,	son,

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	that's	just	about	as	funky	as	you	can	be.

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	Mr.	Jones	and	me		staring	at	the	video	When

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I	look	at	the	tele	vision	I	want	to	see	me

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staring	right	back	at	me.		We	all	want	to	be

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big,	big	stars	but	we	don't	know	why	and	we

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don't	know	how.	But	when	everybody	lo	ves	me,	I'm

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going	to	be		just	about	as	happy	as	I	can	be.

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	Mr.	Jones	and	me,		we're	gonna	be	big

stars...

Mr. Jones (Counting Crows) don't think so. She's looking at me." Standing
in the spotlight I bought myself a gray
guitar When everybody loves me, I will never
be lonely I will never be lonely I'm never gonna
I was down at the New Amsterdam be lonely I want to be a lion
staring at this yellow-haired girl Mr. Everybody wants to pass as cats We
Jones strikes up a conversation with this all want to be big, big stars, but we've got
black-haired flamenco dancer She dances while different reasons for that. Believe in me
his father plays guitar. She's suddenly because I don't believe in anything
beautiful We all want something beautiful I and I want to be someone to believe, to believe,
wish I was beautiful So come dance this silence to believe. Mr. Jones and me stumbling
down through the morning sha la la la la la through the barrio Yeah we stare at the
la la yeah uh huh... Cut up, Maria! beautiful women "She's perfect for you, Man,
Show me some of them Spanish dances there's got to be somebody for me." I want to be
Pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones Believe in Bob Dylan Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a
me. Help me believe in anything 'cause little more funky When everybody loves you, son,
I want to be someone who believes, yeah... that's just about as funky as you can be.

Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy Mr. Jones and me staring at the video When
tales, yeah well me Stare at the beautiful women I look at the television I want to see me
"She's looking at you. Ah, no, no, she's looking staring right back at me. We all want to be
at me." Smiling in the bright lights Coming big, big stars but we don't know why and we
through in stereo When everybody loves you, don't know how. But when everybody loves me, I'm
you can never be lonely. going to be just about as happy as I can be.
Mr. Jones and me, we're gonna be big
I will paint my picture. Paint myself in stars...
blue and red and black and gray All of the
beautiful colors are very very meaningful you
know gray is my favorite color I felt so
symbolic yesterday If I knew Picasso I would buy
myself a gray guitar and play Mr. Jones and
me look into the future Stare at the
beautiful women "She's looking at you. Uh, I