[Am] [F] [Dm] [G]sh[Am]a l[F]a [Dm]la [G]la[G] la la la
[Am]I was down at the [F]New Amsterdam [Dm]staring at this [G]yellow haired girl Mr. [Am]Jones strikes up this conver[F]sation whith this [G]black haired flamenco dancer [Am]She dances while his [F]father playes [Dm]guitar. She's suddenly [G]beautiful We a[Am]ll want something [F]beautiful I wish I was [G]beautiful
So come [Am]dance this silence [F]down through the morning. [Dm]sha la la la[G] la la [Am] Uh[F], h[G]uh... [Am]Cut up M[F]ariea! [Dm]Show me some of them spa[G]nish 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 so[F]meone who be[G]lieves
[C]Mr. J[F]ones and me [G]tell each other fairy tales [C]Stare at the [F]beautiful women [G]"She's looking at you. Ah no, no she's looking at me." [C]Smiling in the [F]bright lights [G]Comming through in sterio [C]When everybody [F]loves you, [G]you can never be lonely
[Am]I will paint my [F]picture Pa[Dm]int my self in[G] blue and red and black and grey [Am]All of the beautiful [F]colors are very very [G]meaninful (You know) [Am]Grey is my [F]favorite color [Dm]I felt so symbolic [G]yesterday [Am]If I knew [F]Picasso I would buy myself a [G]grey guitar and play
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and me [G]look into the future [C]Stare at the [F]beautiful women [G]"She's looking at you. Uh, I don't think so. She's looking at me." [C]Standing in the [F]spotlight [G]I bought myself a grey guitar [C]When everybody [F]loves me, I [G]will never be lonel[Am]y
I will never be lo[G]nley [Am]I will neve[G]r be lonley [Am]I want to be a lion [G]Everybody wants to pass as cats [Am]We all want to be big big stars, [G]but we got diffrent reasons for that. [Am]Believe in me because [G]I don't believe in anything [Am]and I want to be som[G]eone to believe, to believe, to believe.
[C]Mr. [F]Jones and me [G]stumbling through the barrio [C]Yeah we stare at the [F]beautiful women [G]"She's perfect for you, Man, there's got to be Somebody for me." [C]I want to be Bob D[F]ylan [G]Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky [C]When everybody l[F]oves you, son, [G]that's just about as funky as you can be.
[C]Mr. J[F]ones and me [G]staring at the video [C]When I loo[F]k at the television, [G]I want to see me staring right back at me. [C]We all want to be [F]big stars, but we don[G]'t know why, and we don't know how. [C]But when everybody [F]loves me, I'[G]m going to be just about as happy as I can be. [C]Mr. Jones [F]and me, we'r[G]e gonna be big stars.....
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[Am] [F] [Dm] [G] sha la la la la [Am]la la [F] [G] uh huh...
[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 [Dm]guitar. 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 be[G]lieves
[C]Mr. J[F]ones and me [G]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 me." [C]Smiling in the [F]bright lights [G]Coming through in stereo When [C]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 gray [Am]A