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This is the acoustic version. Lyrics differ from the original. Including the intro cover of So You Wanna Be A Rock And Roll Star. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48sAQnRYMMo [Intro] Am F Dm G Am F G G
AmSo you wanna be a Frock n roll star, well Dmlisten now to Gwhat I say AmJust get an Felectric guitar and Gtake some time and learn how to plaAmy F GJust learn how to play
Am F G G [Verse 1]
Well, AmI was down at the New FAmsterdam JustDm staring at this Gyellow-haired girl Mr. AmJones strikes up a conversFation with a Gblack-haired Gflamenco dancer You know Amshe dances while his Ffather plays guDmitar. She's suddenly Gbeautiful Man, I Amwish I was FbeautifGul LalaGlala
Oh,Am Cut up, MFaria! Come on, Dmshow me some of them SGpanish dances And Ampass me the Fbottle, Mr. GJones G OhAm, believe in Fme, Dmcome on, help me belGieve in anything 'Cause AmI wanna be Fsomeone who beGlieves G
[Chorus 1]
CMr. JFones and mGe tell each other Gfairytales And weC stare at the beautiful Fwomen "She's Glooking at you, nGananana, she's looking at me" CStanding in thiFs bright lightG coming through in Gstereo When Ceverybody loFves you,G you should never be Glonely
[Verse 2]
AmWell, I wanna paint myself a pFicture I wannDma paint myself in Gblue and red and black and gray Am All the beautiful Fcolors are very, very Gmeaningful G Yeah, you kAmnow gray? It's my favoriFte coDmlor. I just Gget so confused every day AmBut if I knew FPicassoG, I would buy myselfG a gray guitar and play
[Chorus 2]
CMr. JFones and Gme look into the Gfuture WeC stare at the beautiful Fwomen "Man, she's Glooking at you, mGan, I don't think so she's looking at me" CStanding in the Fspotlight G GLook at me I, I got myself this gray guitar Man, when Ceverybody loFves me,G I hope I never gGet lonely Am Lalalala
[Bridge]
I wilAml never be Flonely I DMwill never be Glonely
[Verse 3]
AmYeah, I wanna be a lion I know, I know, Feverybody wants to pass as cats Am We All wanna be big, big stars Yeah, but then Gwe get second thoughts about that SoAm Believe in me, Man, I Fdon't believe in anything And AmI don't wanna be to be someone to Gbelieve, you should not believe in me
[Chorus 3]
'Cause CMr. FJones and mGe, we just went stumblinGg through the barrio We Cstare at all the beautiful Fwomen "Man, she's Gperfect for you" TherGe's got to be someone for me
C I wanna be Bob FDylan Mr.G Jones wishes he was someoneG just a little more funky Well, man, when Ceverybody lovesF you GSometimes that's just about as fucked up as you can be
Well,C can't you Fhear me cause I'm Gscreaming G BCut I did not go outsidFe yesteGrday COh, don't wake mFe cause I was Gdreaming G AndC I might just staFy inside agaiGn today G 'Cause CMr. FJones and me, Gwe don't see each other much anymore...