Written by Richard L. Wilson Jr.
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?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 trashD 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 guitarInterlude 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 guitarD 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 guitarVerse 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 manE 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 guitarE 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