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