Words and music copyright by
Howard Ashby Kranz
Em A7 C B7
1. If my eyes
don’t focus, if my clothes aren’t trendy
Em
A7
C B7
If there’s different months
on all my calendars
Em A7 C
B7
If I seem pale, or strange,
or unfriendly
Em A7 B7 Em
B7
Excuse me,
I’ve been living on Mars.
Em A7 C B7
2. Sorry, I
don’t know the local customs
Em
A7 C B7
I laugh in your churches, I
sigh in your bars
Em A7 C B7
This world’s like a TV that
needs adjusting
Em A7 B7 Em
B7
Excuse me,
I’ve been living on Mars.
C G
Bridge: Hey, this planet’s too warm, and all the
earthlings laugh at me
Em G G7
When your
thick, gooey air makes me pant.
C G
I feel so heavy! – You’ve got
too much gravity!
A B7
And the life forms here think
they’re so advanced.
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B7
3. I just
haven’t figured out how to cope yet
Em
A7 C B7
I keep flunking out of
self-help seminars
Em A7 C B7
It’s just too hard to be
appropriate
Em A7 Em
A7
Excuse me,
I’ve been living on Mars.
Em A7 B7
Em
Excuse me,
I’ve been living on Mars.