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