[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F C
and she, don't look the same to me.
[Verse]
C
Baby what's the word?
Em
I aint trying to kill your mockingbird.
F
I got scared and i started walking backwards.
And after i got home alone,
C
I couldn't stop drunk dialing your cellular phone.
C
And when you don't pick up, your hang up hurts.
Em
I know i got caught with my hand up her skirt.
F
I'm into sandals with the candle light romance,
(
C)\
I go to itunes, to download your slow jams.
[Verse]
C
Typhoon, with the Thunder clap.
Em
I fell in love with the girl in my summer class.
F \
She sat, right next to me,
(
C)
And she made me tell the truth like ecstasy.
C Em
So, whoa, i gotta slow myself on down.
F C
I've been in love before.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F C
and she, don't look the same to me.
[Verse]
C
Baby we can be my mellow lil lady.
Em
Marijuana sunshine soul made crazy.
F
Why go back and forth like a maybe?
C
You and i can flow and say i love sailing.
C
Light brown elleby on Chip and dale.
Em
Skin say i'm fat but i'm skinny as a rail.
F
Pet snail, i got a freak on her knees.
C
I need a little more made of the American Dream.
C
I want her fired up, yea baby don't try to tie me up.
Em
I'm just not the type of guy that'd wanna lie to ya.
F
And if you wanna try to fall in love,
C
It's going to take a little time,
C
And i won't budge for a minute now.
Em
You've got to slow yourself on down.
F C
I've been in love before.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F C
and she, don't look the same to me.
[Verse]
C
Well she arrived on an Astro plane.
Em
6:45 on a Saturday.
F
Just in time for the masquerade,
C
Just in time for the masquerade.
C
well she arrived in a limousine,
Em
7:45 on a Sunday,
F
Just in time to see:
C
Me making love to her friend Marie.
C
I said: Baby this aint what you think.
Em
Like i'm supposed to say that 'cause i've seen it on t.v.
F
Then she ran out into the street.
C
Why this has happened to me?
C Em
No, got to slow myself on down.
F
I know where this is going now.
C
I've been in love before.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F C
and she, don't look the same to me.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how
times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F and she, don't look
C
the same to me.
[Verse]
C
Baby what's the word?
I aint trying to kill
Em
your mockingbird.
I got scared and i started
F
walking backwards.
And after i got home alone,
C
I couldn't stop drunk dialing
your cellular phone.
C
And when you don't pick
up, your hang up hurts.
Em
I know i got caught with
my hand up her skirt.
F
I'm into sandals with
the candle light romance,
(
C)\
I go to itunes, to download
your slow jams.
[Verse]
C
Typhoon, with the Thunder clap.
Em
I fell in love with the
girl in my summer class.
F \
She sat, right next to me,
(
C)
And she made me tell
the truth like ecstasy.
C So, whoa, i gotta
Em
slow myself on down.
F C
I've been in love before.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how
times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F and she, don't look
C
the same to me.
[Verse]
C
Baby we can be my mellow lil lady.
Em
Marijuana sunshine
soul made crazy.
F
Why go back and
forth like a maybe?
C
You and i can flow
and say i love sailing.
C
Light brown elleby
on Chip and dale.
Em
Skin say i'm fat but
i'm skinny as a rail.
F
Pet snail, i got
a freak on her knees.
C
I need a little more made
of the American Dream.
C
I want her fired up, yea
baby don't try to tie me up.
Em
I'm just not the type of
guy that'd wanna lie to ya.
F
And if you wanna
try to fall in love,
C
It's going to take a little time,
And i won't budge
C
for a minute now.
You've got to slow
Em
yourself on down.
F C
I've been in love before.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how
times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F and she, don't look
C
the same to me.
[Verse]
C
Well she arrived
on an Astro plane.
Em
6:45 on a Saturday.
F
Just in time for the masquerade,
C
Just in time for the masquerade.
C
well she arrived in a limousine,
Em
7:45 on a Sunday,
F
Just in time to see:
C
Me making love to
her friend Marie.
C
I said: Baby this
aint what you think.
Em
Like i'm supposed to say that
'cause i've seen it on t.v.
F
Then she ran out into the street.
C
Why this has happened to me?
C Em
No, got to slow myself on down.
F
I know where this is going now.
C
I've been in love before.
[Chorus]
C
Her name was Mary Jane,
Em
She sang, like Etta James,
F C
She came and went to easily.
C
And it's strange, how
times have changed,
Em
I seen Mary yesterday,
F and she, don't look
C
the same to me.