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Lemon Tree

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[Verse 1]
CWhen I was just a lad of ten my father Gsaid to Cme
Come Chere and take a lesson from the lovely Glemon tCree
Don't Fput your faith in love my boy, my father Csaid to Fme
I Ffear you'll find that love is like the lovely Clemon tFree
[Chorus]
Lemon Ctree very pretty and the lemon flower is Gsweet
But the Gfruit of the poor lemon is impossible to Ceat
Lemon Ctree very pretty and the lemon flower is Gsweet
But the Gfruit of the poor lemon is impossible to CeatA7  
[Verse 2]
One Dday beneath the lemon tree my love and AI did Dlie
A Dgirl so sweet that when she smiled the stars rose Ain the Dsky
We Gpassed that summer lost in love beneath the Dlemon Gtree
The Gmusic of her laughter hid my father's Dwords from Gme
[Chorus]
Lemon Dtree very pretty and the lemon flower is Asweet
But the Afruit of the poor lemon is impossible to Deat
Lemon Dtree very pretty and the lemon flower is Asweet
But the Afruit of the poor lemon is impossible to Deat
Lemon Dtree very pretty and the lemon flower is Asweet
But the Afruit of the poor lemon is impossible to Deat
Lemon Dtree very pretty and the lemon flower is Asweet
(fade out)

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Lemon Tree

by Bobby Bare

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

C G C

When I was just a lad of ten my father said to me

C G C

Come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree

F C F

Don't put your faith in love my boy, my father said to me

F C F

I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree

[Chorus]

C G

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet

G C

But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

C G

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet

G C A7

But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

[Verse 2]

D A D

One day beneath the lemon tree my love and I did lie

D A D

A girl so sweet that when she smiled the stars rose in the sky

G D G

We passed that summer lost in love beneath the lemon tree

G D G

The music of her laughter hid my father's words from me

[Chorus]

D A

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet

A D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

D A

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet

A D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

D A

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet

A D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

D A

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet

(fade out)

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