Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s85qlz-qWLA Verse 1: C G Well there's one thing Mama, I think you should know C It is not love that makes the flowers grow C But a complex electron transfer process known as C G photosynthesis when chlorophyll reacts with the light of day C Since you're gone, the light has gone away Verse 2: C G Oh there's one more thing Mama, I think that you'll find C It is not love that makes the stars shine C
But the spontaneous combustion of super-heated and C super-condensed gasses in the process known as fusion G that creates new elements when the time is right C Since you're gone, stars don't shine so bright Verse 3: C G Oh there's another thing Mama, I think I should confide C It is not love that'll turn the tide C But the net difference in the gravitational pull between C G the Earth and the Moon as it is acted out upon the waves C But since you're gone, I feel washed away Verse 4: F I could have been a mathematician F Studied rockets for a livin' C G Would've worked out better in the end F C But to get more specific I'd break every law of physics G To bring you back to me again {Verse 5] C G Well there's one more thing, I'll tell you if I can C It is not love, that makes a non-stick frying pan C But a top-secret, trademarked, conglomerated, C most likely carcinogenic, polyurethane compound spread in a micro-thin substance, C over a negatively charged layer of aluminum, copper, iron, lead, C G VHS, FYI, apple pie, FBI, and some other elements too C
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