Chords for MR. JONES by BIG AL DOWNING

Tempo:
87.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

Ab

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MR. JONES by BIG AL DOWNING chords
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[Eb] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Cm] .
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] .
He was an old black country farmer driving home another [Ab] load of hay.
[Bb] When he came upon an accident on a lonely [Eb] county highway, he could hear a baby cry,.
see the folks as they lay dying.
And the mother said with her [Ab] final breath, [Bb] the baby has no kin, won't you please take him in,.
give him love and give him [Eb] all your best.
.
So he took him to the big house where he worked as a sharecropper, from that day on he never [Ab] was alone.
.
[Bb] And when the little white boy cut his hand from picking berries, he came running crying to [Eb] Mr.
Jones,.
I'm in trouble, come and get me [Ab] Mr.
Jones, [Eb] you're the only one to help me in this world I'm [Bb] so alone.
[Eb] Yes I love you and I need you [Ab] Mr.
Jones, [Eb] I'm in trouble, [Bb] come and get me [Ab] Mr.
Jones.
[Eb] [E] .
He grew up and got in trouble with the law and on the double, soon his name was known [A] throughout the land.
[B] He robbed a bank in Dallas, killed a man in Oklahoma, each time he'd take the phone up [E] in his head.
Each time the county sheriff stopped by, a part of Mr.
Jones would die, and from his eyes the tears [A] began to run.
[B] And he began to pray that he'd live to see the day, he'd hold the boy he raised just [E] like a son.
I'm in trouble, come and get me [A] Mr.
Jones, [E] you're the only one to help me in this world I'm so [B] alone.
[E] Yes I love you and I need you Mr.
[A] Jones, I'm [E] in trouble, [B] come and get me [A] Mr.
[G] Jones.
[E] .
[F] .
One Saturday night as he lay in jail from fighting, that Sunday morning he picked up [Bb] the phone.
.
[C] And as the telephone was ringing, back home in church a choir were singing, I'm [Gm] going home [F] for Mr.
Jones.
.
And when the choir stopped singing, well the telephone it just kept on ringing.
And they slowly [Bb] laid Mr.
Jones to rest, .
[C] and there are those that say, well Mr.
Jones he passed away from a broken heart [F] and just plain unhappiness.
Oh I'm in trouble, come and get me [Bb] Mr.
Jones, [F] you're the only one to help me in this world I'm [C] so alone.
[F] Yes I love you and I need you [Bb] Mr.
Jones, I'm in [Fm] trouble, [C] come and get me [F] Mr.
Jones.
I'm in trouble, come and get [Bb] me Mr.
Jones, you're [F] the only one to help me in this world I'm so [C] alone.
Yes [F] I love you and I need you [Bb] Mr.
Jones, [F] I'm in trouble, [C] come and get me [F] Mr.
Jones.
.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Come and get me [F] Mr.
Jones.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Mr.
Jones, please [F] pick up the telephone.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Mr.
Jones I need [F] you Mr.
Jones.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Sheriff open this jail [F] I want to go home, I want to go home.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Something must have happened to Mr.
[F] Jones.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
.
[F] .
Key:  
Bb
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F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
E
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Big Al Downing - (Original Recordings) Mister Jones chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, F, C, F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb and Ab. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 87. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ .
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ .
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
He was an old black country farmer driving home another [Ab] load of hay.
_ [Bb] When he came upon an accident on a lonely [Eb] county highway, _ he could hear a baby cry,.
see the folks as they lay dying.
And the mother said with her [Ab] final breath, _ [Bb] the baby has no kin, won't you please take him in,.
give him love and give him [Eb] all your best.
_ .
So he took him to the big house where he worked as a sharecropper, from that day on he never [Ab] was alone.
_ .
[Bb] And when the little white boy cut his hand from picking berries, he came running crying to [Eb] Mr.
Jones,.
I'm in trouble, come and get me [Ab] Mr.
Jones, _ [Eb] you're the only one to help me in this world I'm [Bb] so alone.
_ [Eb] Yes I love you and I need you [Ab] Mr.
Jones, _ [Eb] I'm in trouble, [Bb] come and get me [Ab] Mr.
Jones.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ He grew up and got in trouble with the law and on the double, soon his name was known [A] throughout the land.
_ [B] He robbed a bank in Dallas, killed a man in Oklahoma, each time he'd take the phone up [E] in his head.
_ Each time the county sheriff stopped by, a part of Mr.
Jones would die, and from his eyes the tears [A] began to run.
_ [B] And he began to pray that he'd live to see the day, he'd hold the boy he raised just [E] like a son.
I'm in trouble, come and get me [A] Mr.
Jones, _ [E] you're the only one to help me in this world I'm so [B] alone.
[E] Yes I love you and I need you Mr.
[A] Jones, I'm [E] in trouble, [B] come and get me [A] Mr.
[G] Jones.
[E] _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ One Saturday night as he lay in jail from fighting, _ that Sunday morning he picked up [Bb] the phone.
_ _ _ .
[C] And as the telephone was ringing, back home in church a choir were singing, I'm [Gm] going home [F] for Mr.
Jones.
_ _ .
And when the choir stopped singing, well the telephone it just kept on ringing.
_ And they slowly [Bb] laid Mr.
Jones to rest, _ _ .
[C] and there are those that say, well Mr.
Jones he passed away from a broken heart [F] and just plain unhappiness.
Oh I'm in trouble, come and get me [Bb] Mr.
Jones, _ [F] you're the only one to help me in this world I'm [C] so alone.
_ [F] Yes I love you and I need you [Bb] Mr.
Jones, _ I'm in [Fm] trouble, [C] come and get me [F] Mr.
Jones.
I'm in trouble, come and get [Bb] me Mr.
Jones, you're [F] the only one to help me in this world I'm so [C] alone.
_ Yes [F] I love you and I need you [Bb] Mr.
Jones, _ [F] I'm in trouble, [C] come and get me [F] Mr.
Jones.
_ _ _ _ _ .
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Come and get me [F] Mr.
Jones.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Mr.
Jones, please [F] pick up the telephone.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Mr.
Jones I need [F] you Mr.
Jones.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Sheriff open this jail [F] I want to go home, I want to go home.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
Something must have happened to Mr.
[F] Jones.
It's too late, he's [Bb] going home.
_ .
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This song was featured on the Classic Collection Vol. 1 album.

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