Lemon Tree Chords by The Seekers
Tempo:
122.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [F#m] [G#m] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
When [A] I was but [G#m] a little [F#m]
boy, [E] my [F#m] father said [G#m] to me,
[E] Come [F#m] here and learn [G#m] a lesson [A]
from [E] the lovely [B] lemon [E] tree.
[A] [Em] My [Bm] son, it's most [C#m] [Bm] important, [A] my [Bm] father said to [C#m] me,
[A] To put your [Bm] [C#m] trust in [A] what you feel and not in [E] what [A] you see.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon [Em] is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to eat.
[B]
[E] [F#m] Beneath that lemon [G#m] tree one [F#m] [E] day, my [F#m] love and I did [G#m] lie,
[E] A girl [F#m] so sweet [G#m] that when [A] she smiled [E] the sun [B] rose in [E] the sky.
[A] We spent [Bm] that summer [C#m] lost [Bm] in love [A] beneath [Bm] that lemon [C#m] tree,
[E] The magic [Bm] of [C#m] her [D] laughter hid [E] my father's words [A] from me.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to [B] eat.
[E] [F#m] One day she [G#m] left without [F#] a [E] word, she [F#m] took away [G#m] the sun,
[E] And in [F#m] the dark [G#m] she left [A]
[E] behind, I knew [B] what she [E] had done.
She done left [Bm] me [C#m] for another [Bm] man, [A] it's a [Bm] common tale [C#m] but true,
[A] A sadder [Bm] man but wiser [B] [A] now I sing [E] these words [A] to you.
[D] Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, lemon tree, very pretty, lemon tree, very pretty.
[E] [B] [E]
When [A] I was but [G#m] a little [F#m]
boy, [E] my [F#m] father said [G#m] to me,
[E] Come [F#m] here and learn [G#m] a lesson [A]
from [E] the lovely [B] lemon [E] tree.
[A] [Em] My [Bm] son, it's most [C#m] [Bm] important, [A] my [Bm] father said to [C#m] me,
[A] To put your [Bm] [C#m] trust in [A] what you feel and not in [E] what [A] you see.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon [Em] is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to eat.
[B]
[E] [F#m] Beneath that lemon [G#m] tree one [F#m] [E] day, my [F#m] love and I did [G#m] lie,
[E] A girl [F#m] so sweet [G#m] that when [A] she smiled [E] the sun [B] rose in [E] the sky.
[A] We spent [Bm] that summer [C#m] lost [Bm] in love [A] beneath [Bm] that lemon [C#m] tree,
[E] The magic [Bm] of [C#m] her [D] laughter hid [E] my father's words [A] from me.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to [B] eat.
[E] [F#m] One day she [G#m] left without [F#] a [E] word, she [F#m] took away [G#m] the sun,
[E] And in [F#m] the dark [G#m] she left [A]
[E] behind, I knew [B] what she [E] had done.
She done left [Bm] me [C#m] for another [Bm] man, [A] it's a [Bm] common tale [C#m] but true,
[A] A sadder [Bm] man but wiser [B] [A] now I sing [E] these words [A] to you.
[D] Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, lemon tree, very pretty, lemon tree, very pretty.
Key:
A
E
Bm
F#m
G#m
A
E
Bm
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ When [A] I was but [G#m] a little [F#m]
boy, [E] my [F#m] father said [G#m] to me,
_ [E] Come [F#m] here and learn [G#m] a lesson [A]
from [E] the lovely [B] lemon [E] tree. _
_ [A] [Em] My [Bm] son, it's most [C#m] _ [Bm] important, [A] my [Bm] father said to [C#m] _ me,
[A] To put your [Bm] [C#m] trust in [A] what you feel and not in [E] what [A] you see.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon [Em] is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, _ very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to eat.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] Beneath that lemon [G#m] tree one [F#m] [E] day, my [F#m] love and I did [G#m] lie,
_ [E] A girl [F#m] so sweet [G#m] that when [A] she smiled [E] the sun [B] rose in [E] the sky. _
[A] We spent [Bm] that summer [C#m] lost [Bm] in love [A] beneath [Bm] that lemon [C#m] tree, _
[E] The magic [Bm] of [C#m] her [D] laughter hid [E] my father's words [A] from me.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is _ [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, _ very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is _ impossible [D] to _ _ [B] eat. _
_ [E] _ [F#m] One day she [G#m] left without [F#] a [E] word, she [F#m] took away [G#m] the sun, _
_ [E] And in [F#m] the dark [G#m] she left [A]
[E] behind, I knew [B] what she [E] had done.
She done left [Bm] me [C#m] for another [Bm] man, [A] it's a [Bm] common tale [C#m] but true,
[A] A sadder [Bm] man but wiser [B] [A] now I sing [E] these words [A] to you.
[D] Lemon tree, _ very pretty, _ and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon _ is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
_ Lemon tree, very pretty, lemon tree, _ very pretty, lemon tree, very pretty. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ When [A] I was but [G#m] a little [F#m]
boy, [E] my [F#m] father said [G#m] to me,
_ [E] Come [F#m] here and learn [G#m] a lesson [A]
from [E] the lovely [B] lemon [E] tree. _
_ [A] [Em] My [Bm] son, it's most [C#m] _ [Bm] important, [A] my [Bm] father said to [C#m] _ me,
[A] To put your [Bm] [C#m] trust in [A] what you feel and not in [E] what [A] you see.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon [Em] is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, _ very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible [D] to eat.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] Beneath that lemon [G#m] tree one [F#m] [E] day, my [F#m] love and I did [G#m] lie,
_ [E] A girl [F#m] so sweet [G#m] that when [A] she smiled [E] the sun [B] rose in [E] the sky. _
[A] We spent [Bm] that summer [C#m] lost [Bm] in love [A] beneath [Bm] that lemon [C#m] tree, _
[E] The magic [Bm] of [C#m] her [D] laughter hid [E] my father's words [A] from me.
Lemon [D] tree, very pretty, and the lemon [A] flower is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is _ [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, _ very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is _ impossible [D] to _ _ [B] eat. _
_ [E] _ [F#m] One day she [G#m] left without [F#] a [E] word, she [F#m] took away [G#m] the sun, _
_ [E] And in [F#m] the dark [G#m] she left [A]
[E] behind, I knew [B] what she [E] had done.
She done left [Bm] me [C#m] for another [Bm] man, [A] it's a [Bm] common tale [C#m] but true,
[A] A sadder [Bm] man but wiser [B] [A] now I sing [E] these words [A] to you.
[D] Lemon tree, _ very pretty, _ and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon _ is impossible [D] to eat.
Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower [A] is sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is [Em] impossible [D] to eat.
_ Lemon tree, very pretty, lemon tree, _ very pretty, lemon tree, very pretty. _ _ _ _ _
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