Key: Am
Chords: [Am], [F], [Dm], [G], [C]
Strumming: D - DU - UDU (or D - D)
Difficulty:
Mr. Jones Ukulele Chords
[Am] [F] [Dm] [G] Sha la la la la [Am]la la
[F] [G] uh huh… [G]
[Am]I was down at the New [F]Amsterdam [Dm]staring at this [G]yellow-haired girl
Mr. [Am]Jones strikes up a conver[F]sation with this [G]black-haired flamenco dancer
[Am]She dances while his [F]father plays gui[Dm]tar. She’s suddenly [G]beautiful
We [Am]all want something [F]beautiful, [G]I wish I was beautiful
So come [Am]dance this silence [F]down through the morning
[Dm]Sha la la [G]la la la la [Am]la yeah [F] [G] uh huh…
[Am]Cut up, [F]Maria! [Dm]Show me some of them [G]Spanish dances
[Am]Pass me a [F]bottle, Mr. [G]Jones
[Am]Believe in [F]me. [Dm]Help me believe in [G]anything
‘Cause [Am]I want to be [F]someone who [G]believes
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and [G]me tell each other fairy tales
[C]Stare at the beautiful [F]women
[G]“She’s looking at you. Ah, no, no, she’s looking at [C]me.”
[C]Smiling in the [F]bright lights, [G]coming through in stereo
[C]When everybody [F]loves you, [G]you can never be lonely
[Am]I will paint my [F]picture.
[Dm]Paint myself in [G]blue and red and black and [Am]gray
[Am]All of the beautiful [F]colors are very, [G]very meaningful
(you know) [Am]Gray is my favorite [F]color I [Dm]felt so sym[G]bolic yester[Am]day
[Am]If I knew [F]Picasso I would [G]buy myself a gray guitar and [C]play
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and [G]me look into the future
[C]Stare at the beautiful [F]women
[G]“She’s looking at you. Uh, I don’t think so. She’s looking at [C]me.”
[C]Standing in the [F]spotlight [G]I bought myself a gray guitar
[C]When everybody [F]loves me, [G]I will never be lone[Am]ly
[Am]I will never be [F]lonely
I will [Am]never gonna be lone[G]ly
[Am]I want to be a lion. [F]Everybody wants to [C]pass as cats
[Am]We All want to be big, big stars, [G]but we got different reasons for that.
[Am]Believe in me because I [F]don’t believe in anything
And [Am]I want to be someone to believe, [G]to believe, to believe.
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and [G]me stumbling through the barrio
[C]Yeah we stare at the beautiful [F]women
[G]“She’s perfect for you, man, there’s got to be somebody for [C]me.”
[C]I want to be [F]Bob Dylan
Mr. [G]Jones wishes he was someone just a little more [C]funky
When everybody [F]loves you, [G]son, that’s just about as funky as you can [C]be.
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and [G]me staring at the video
[C]When I look at the tele[F]vision, I [G]want to see me staring right back at [C]me.
[C]We all want to be [F]big stars, but we [G]don’t know why, and we don’t know how.
But [C]when everybody [F]loves me, I’m going to [G]be just about as happy as I can [C]be.
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and [G]me, we’re gonna be big stars
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Artist and Song: | Counting Crows - Mr. Jones |
Album: | August and Everything After |
Year: | 1993 |
Chords: | [Am], [F], [Dm], [G], [C] |
Strumming: | D - DU - UDU |
Genre: | Rock |
About Counting Crows - Mr. Jones Ukulele Chords & Strumming Pattern
"Mr. Jones" is a song by Rock artist Counting Crows. It was released in 1993 on the album, titled "August and Everything After". Mr. Jones is considered under Rock genre.- The key of Counting Crows - Mr. Jones is Am.
- D - DU - UDU is the suggested strumming pattern for Mr. Jones. If it's not easy for you, you can try only down (D) strumming for playing "Mr. Jones".
- The chords that we use for playing Mr. Jones on ukulele are: [Am], [F], [Dm], [G], [C].