Am
F
Dm
G
Sha la la la la la la u
Am
h
huh…
F
G
G
Am
I was down at the New Amster
F
dam
sta
Dm
ring at this
G
yellow-haired girlMr.
Am
Jones strikes up a convers
F
ation with this black-
G
haired flamenco dancer
Am
She dances while his father
F
plays
gu
Dm
itar. She’s suddenly be
G
autifulWe
Am
all want somethin
F
g
beaut
G
iful, I wish I was beautiful
So
Am
come dance this silence
F
down through the morningDm G Am F G *Sha la la la la la la la yeah uh huh…
Am
Cut up, Ma
F
ria!
Show
Dm
me some of them Span
G
ish
dances
Am
Pass me a bo
F
ttle,
Mr
G
.
Jones
Am
Believe in me
F
.
He
Dm
lp me believe in an
G
ything‘
Am
Cause I want to b
F
e someone who beli
G
eves
C
Mr.
J
F
ones
and
G
me tell each other fairy tales
C
Stare at the beautiful women
F
G
”She’s looking at you. Ah, no, no, she’s looking at me.”
C
Smiling in the brig
F
ht lights, coming thr
G
ough in stereoWhen
C
everyb
F
ody loves you,
G
you can never be lonely
Am
I will paint my pict
F
ure.
Dm
Paint myself in blue a
G
nd red and black and gray
Am
All of the beautiful colors
F
are very, very meaning
G
fulAm F Dm G *(you know) Gray is my favorite color I felt so symbolic yesterday
Am
If I knew Picass
F
o I would buy myse
G
lf a gray guitar and play
C
Mr.
F
Jones
and
G
me look into the future
C
Stare at the beautiful women
F
G
”She’s looking at you. Uh, I don’t think so. She’s looking at me.”
C
Standing in the spotl
F
ight
G
I bought myself a gray guitarWhen
C
everyb
F
ody loves me,
G
I will never be lonely
Am
I wil
Am
l never be lonelyI
G
will never be lonely
Am
I want to be a lion. Everyb
F
ody wants to pass as cats
Am
We All want to be big, big stars, but we got diffe
G
rent reasons for that.
Am
Believe in me because I don’t bel
F
ieve in anythingAnd
Am
I want to be someone to believe, to b
G
elieve, to believe.
C
Mr.
F
Jones
and
G
me stumbling through the barrioYe
C
ah we stare at the beautiful wo
F
men“
G
She’s perfect for you, man, there’s got to be somebody for me.”
C
I want to be Bob Dyla
F
nMr.
G
Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
When
C
everyb
F
ody loves you,
G
son, that’s just about as funky as you can be.
C
Mr.
J
F
ones
and
G
me staring at the videoW
C
hen I look at the te
F
levision, I want
G
to see me staring right back at me.
C
We all want to be big st
F
ars, but we don’t know w
G
hy, and we don’t know how.But
C
when everybody
F
loves me, I’m going to be jus
G
t about as happy as I can be.
C
Mr.
F
Jones and me
G
, we’re gonna be big stars…..
These known chords are used in this song.