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