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Counting Crows - Mr. Jones Chords

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ChordsAm, F, Dm, G, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [F] [Dm] [G] Sha la la la la [Am]la la
[F] [G] uh huh… [G]

[verse 2]
[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

[verse 3]
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

[verse 4]
[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

[verse 5]
[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

[verse 6]
[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

[verse 7]
[Am]I will never be [F]lonely
I will [Am]never gonna be lone[G]ly

[verse 8]
[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.

[verse 9]
[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.

[verse 10]
[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.

[Closing]
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and [G]me, we’re gonna be big stars

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ArtistCounting Crows
AlbumAugust and Everything After
GenresRock
Year1993
KeyAm

How to play Mr. Jones on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Counting Crows - Mr. Jones on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Mr. Jones uses these transitions most often: F → G (25), Am → F (19), and G → Am (18). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

2. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

3. Dm → G chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Dm to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
Dm to G

4. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

5. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

6. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

7. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

Mr. Jones chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Mr. Jones.

  • Mr. Jones includes 119 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Mr. Jones contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Mr. Jones connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
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