D                    D                                G       C
  You're scrapbook's filled with pictures of all your leading men,
D                   G                            C
  well, baby, don't put my picture in there with them.
Am                   Bm                           Em             Em
  Don't make us some little girl's dream that can never come true.
C     Am             C                 D               D
  Oh, baby, don't do it to me, I won't do it to you.

[Chorus]
     G    G                        C             C
Mary Lou,   I'm not like all those other guys.
     G/B                    G/B              Am                Dsus4  D
Mary Lou, I won't fill your pretty head with their pretty lies.
     G                    G                         C              C
Mary Lou, and dreams that never, never, never, ever will come true.
     G                G                          Am           D        D
Mary Lou, that'd only serve to hurt and make you cry like you do.

[Verse 2]
D                       D              G                        C
  You've seen all the romantic movies,   you dream and take the boys home,
D                     D            G         C      C
  but when the action fades you're left all alone.
Am            Bm                       Em                  Em
  You deserve better than this, a real love that can grow,
C                     C                         D               D
  and I ain't playin' outtakes, girl, from some late late show, no.

[Chorus]
     G    G                         C            C
Mary Lou, you're not like all those others girls,
     G        G                 Am              D
Mary Lou, so afraid to shake up that real world.

[Interlude]
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G          | G          | C          | C          |
G/B        | G/B        | Am         | D          ||

[Verse 3]
D                        D                G           C          C
  Every night you go out looking for true love's satisfaction,
D                       D                        G         C
  but you always end up setting for just lights,   camera, action.
Am              Bm                     Em                      Em
  And another cameo role with some bit player you're befriending,
C                 C                      D                   D
  you're gonna go broken-hearted looking for that happy ending.

[End-Chorus]
     G    G                     C              C
Mary Lou,   I've seen all those movies too,
     G/B             G/B           Am                D
Mary Lou, I know the hurt too much dreaming can do.
     G    G              G                          C              C
Mary Lou,   you're gonna end up just another lonely ticket sold,
     G/B          G/B                        Am           D
Mary Lou, crying alone in the theatre as the credits roll.
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