Tone: [E]
Intro:
[E] [B7] [Dbm7] [B7] [Amaj7] [B] [E] [B] [E]
Verse 1:
When [E]I was [B7]just a [E]lad of ten, my [E]mother [B7]said to [E]me,
"Come [E]here and [B7]take a [Dbm]lesson [E]from the [A6]lovely [B7]lemon [E]tree."
"Don't [A]put your [G]faith in [A]love, my boy", my [A]father [G]said to [Gbm]me,
"I [F]fear you'll find that[A] love is like the[Bm7] lovely[E7] lemon[A7] tree."
Chorus:
Lemon [D]tree [G]very [D]pretty [G]and the [D]lemon [G]flower is [A7]sweet
but the [A7]fruit of the poor [A7]lemon is im[A7]impossible to [D]eat.
Lemon [D]tree [G]very [D]pretty [G]and the [D]lemon [G]flower is [A7]sweet
but the [A7]fruit of the poor [A7]lemon is im[A7]impossible to [D]eat. [B7]
Verse 2:
One [E]day be[B7]beneath the [E]lemon tree,[E]tree, my love and [B7]I did [E]lie
a [E]girl so [B7]sweet that [Dbm]when she [E]smiled the [A6]stars rose [B7]in the [E]sky.
We [A]passed that [G]summer [A]lost in love be[A]beneath the [G]lemon [Gbm]tree
the [F]music of her[A] laughter hid my[Bm7] father's[E7] words from[A7] me:
Chorus:
Lemon [D]tree [G]very [D]pretty [G]and the [D]lemon [G]flower is [A7]sweet
but the [A7]fruit of the poor [A7]lemon is im[A7]impossible to [D]eat.
Lemon [D]tree [G]very [D]pretty [G]and the [D]lemon [G]flower is [A7]sweet
but the [A7]fruit of the poor [A7]lemon is im[A7]impossible to [D]eat. [B7]
Verse 3:
One [E]day she [B7]left with[E]out a word.[E] She took a[B7]way the [E]sun.
And [E]in the [B7]dark she [Dbm]left be[E]behind, I [A6]knew what [B7]she had [E]done.
She'd [A]left me [G]for an[A]another, it's a [A]common [G]tale but [Gbm]true.
a [F]sadder man but[A] wiser now I[Bm7] sing these[E7] words to[A7] you:
Chorus:
Lemon [D]tree [G]very [D]pretty [G]and the [D]lemon [G]flower is [A7]sweet
but the [A7]fruit of the poor [A7]lemon is im[A7]impossible to [D]eat.
Lemon [D]tree [G]very [D]pretty [G]and the [D]lemon [G]flower is [A7]sweet
but the [A7]fruit of the poor [A7]lemon is im[A7]impossible to [D]eat.
Outro:
Lemon [A]tree -lemon tree-
Lemon [D]tree -lemon tree-
Lemon [A]tree -lemon tree-
Lemon [D]tree -lemon tree- [D]
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