Me & Mrs Jones
Billy Paul
Capo 1
(Gmaj7 --> 320001)
[Intro] Dmaj7 Gmaj7 (x7)
Bm7 Dmaj7 F#m Em (A Em A Em = strings)
Me and Mrs Jones --- we got a thing going on
A Em
We both know that it's wrong
Bm7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 F#m7 F#
But it's much too strong to let it go now
Bm F#m
We meet ev'ry day at the same café
Em A D F#7! (horns)
Six-thirty I know she'll be there
Bm F#m
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
E7 A7
the jukebox plays our favorite song
F#m A D
Me and ------ Mrs, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones
F#m Em (A Em A Em A Em = strings)
Mrs. Jones --- we got a thing going on
A Em
We both know that it's wrong
Bm7 Amaj7 F#m7 F#
But it's much too strong to let it go now
Bm F#m
We gotta be extra careful
Em D F#7! (horns)
That we don't build our hopes too high
Bm F#m E7 A7
Cause she's got her own obligations and so do I and so do I
F#m A D
Me, and ------ Mrs, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones
F#m Em (A Em A Em A Em = strings)
Mrs. Jones --- we got a thing going on
A Em
We both know that it's wrong
A Amaj7 F#m7 F#
But it's much too strong to let it go now
Bm F#m
Well, it's time for us to be leaving
Em D F#7! (horns)
It hurts so much, it hurts so much inside
Bm F#m
Now she'll go her way and I'll go mine
E7 A7
But tomorrow we'll meet the same place, the same time
F#m A D
Me and ------ Mrs, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones, Mrs Jones
(--> classic 1970’s fade out Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
..... We got a thing going on -- We got to extra careful --
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7
We can’t afford to ----- build our hopes up too high
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7
I want to meet and talk with you at the same place --
Gmaj7 Dmaj7
the same café --- the same time
Gmaj7 Dmaj7
And were going to hold hands like we used to --
Gmaj7 Dmaj7
We going to talk it over, talk it over --
Amaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
We know, they know and you know and I know that it was wrong
Gmaj7 Amaj7
But I think its strong
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