Mr. Jones Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays419

Mr. Jones by João Paulo Viana is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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            G 
I wanna go across the river To the house on oldway road 
               C                                       G 
Where my life began and ended all the same 

I remember Chris and Johnny childhood friends of mine 
               C                              D 
Who grew wise enough to learn to play the game 

       G        
As I walked up to the front yard There were children playing there 
                     C                           G 
And I thought someday this may be my home again 

But how soon I learned my lesson Through the windows they threw stones 
                             D          G 
And said there´ nothing left inside Mr. Jones 

    G 
Seems the folks that used to live there Worked hard for all their means 
              C                                      	G 
But their means could never take them to an end There was hope down in the city 
                                                         D            G 
Then a bank declined their loan Now there´ nothing left inside, Mr. Jones 
                                       
               Em                    Bm 
Can´t you see that it´ empty now And no one really cares        
      Em                         D 
For even I must try to save my own 
                Em                               Bm 
You should turn around and get back on that Lonely oldway road 
                     C                 D            G 
´Cause there´ nothing left inside, Mr. Jones 

   G 
I´m going back across the river To see if I can find 
         C                                     G 
The place where life can start and end all the same 
        G                                                                
But no matter where I´m going it will dwell inside my bones That there´ nothing left  
    D          G                       D        G                    
inside, Mr. Jones No there´ nothing left inside, Mr. Jones No there´ nothing left  
  D          G 
inside, Mr. Jones 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

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