Mr. Jones
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So you wanna be a rock n' roll star?
Well, listen now to what I say
Just get an electric guitar
And take some time
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Sha la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh
Uh, huh

I was down at the New Amsterdam
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Features Of This Song
basic rock song structures
a subtle use of vocal counterpoint
a subtle use of vocal harmony
mild rhythmic syncopation
extensive vamping
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
major key tonality
electric rhythm guitars
an emotional male lead vocal performance
acoustic rhythm guitars

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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Songwriters: Steve Bowman, David Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Matt Malley
She's suddenly beautiful
Publisher: JONES FALLS MUSIC
To stare at all the beautiful women
Mr. Jones and me look into the future
Tell each other fairy tales
And she's perfect for you
Just get an electric guitar
To learn how to play
We stare at all the beautiful women
Now that she's lookin' at you
Yeah, you know gray, it's my favourite color
'Cause I wanna be someone who believes
Man, I don't believe in anything
Everybody wants to pass as cats
I wanna paint myself in blue and red and black and gray
I wanna be Bob Dylan
She's lookin' at me standin' in this bright light
Well man, when everybody loves you
Look at me, I got myself this gray guitar
There's got to be someone for me
Sometime that's just about as fucked up as you can be
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation
I just get so confused everyday, but if I knew Picasso
All the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful
But I did not go outside yesterday
Mr. Jones, oh you'll see with someone
Just learn how to play
Help me believe in anything
Oh curl up, Maria! Come on!
Oh, don't wake me, 'cause I was dreamin'
We, we all wanna be big, big, big, big, big stars
You should not believe in me
Comin' through his stereo
And I might just stay inside again today
Mr. Jones and me
We just went stumbling through the barrio
'Cause Mr.Jones and me
Well, listen now to what I say
Just a little more funky
Yeah, but then we give second thoughts about that
So believe in me
Yeah, I wanna be a lion, I know, I know
You know she dances while his father plays guitar
Well, I wanna paint myself a picture
I hope I never get lonely la la la la la
And we stare at the beautiful women
When everybody loves you
You should never be lonely
And pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Show me some of them Spanish dances
And, I wish I was beautiful, la la la la
So you wanna be a rock n' roll star?
Believe in me, come on
And take some time
Man, when everybody loves me
We don't see each other much anymore
And I don't wanna be someone to believe
With a black haired flamenco dancer
She's lookin' at me standin' in that spotlight
Just starin' at this yellow haired girl
And we all want something beautiful
I was down at the New Amsterdam
I don't think so
'Cause Mr. Jones and me
Well, can't you hear me? 'Cause I'm screamin'
I would buy myself a gray guitar and play
She's lookin' at you, no, no, no
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