Verse
A F
Jay he was an alien, just one of the boys
C G
He had a rock and roll band
A F
He smoked dope daily and soon he believed,
C G
he was a miracle man
Verse
A F
One day stoned and holy he was crossing the street
C G
But he didn’t see the cars
A F
With the dent in his head from the hospital bed
C G
he said “I’m Jesus from Mars”
D A F
And all the little children say,
C G
“Jesus Never Lived on Mars”
G A F
You’re just a messed up maggot with a dent in your head
C D A
And Jesus never played guitar
Verse
A F
Dress and restless it was time for the show, but
C G
The band sensed that something was wrong
A F
Jay’s new ballads that the band didn’t know
C G
Made a crucifix and lit us a wrong
Verse
A F
Jay started singing and the crowd stood and stared
C G
And the beer bottles started to crash
A F
and they broke Jay’s fingers, tore out his hair
C G
And threw him in the alley like trash
D A F
And all the little children say,
C G
“Jesus Never Lived on Mars”
G A F
You’re just a messed up maggot with a dent in your head
C D A
And Jesus never played guitar
Interlude
D C D
Jesus loves the little boys, Jesus loves the little girls
D C D
Jesus loves the little boys, Jesus loves the little girls
D C D A
Jesus loves the little boys and Jesus never played guitar
E B G
And all the little children say,
D A
“Jesus Never Lived on Mars”
B G
You’re just a messed up maggot with a dent in your head
D E B
And Jesus never played guitar
Verse
B G
Jay he was an alien, just one of the boys
D A
He had a rock and roll band
B G
He smoked dope daily and soon he believed,
D A
he was a miracle man
E B G
And all the little children say,
D A
“Jesus Never Lived on Mars”
B G
You’re just a messed up maggot with a dent in your head
D E B
And Jesus never played guitar