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
Since you're gone, I wish I'd stuck to you