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Lemon Tree:The Searchers.
Album - Roving With The Seekers - 1964.
INTRO:  E   F#m   Abm   A   E   B  E  
#1.
When EI was F#mbut a G#mlittle F#mboy, my Efather F#msaid to G#mme,
come Ehere and F#mlearn a G#mlesson, Afrom the Elovely Blemon EtreE7e.
My Ason, it's Bmmost C#mimpor..Bmtant, Amy father Bmsaid to C#mme,
to Aput your Bmtrust in C#mwhat you Dfeel, and Anot in Ewhat you Asee.
CHORUS:
ALemon Dtree very pretty, and the lemon flower is Asweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..A7possible to Deat.
DLemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is Asweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..A7possible to Deat.B  
#2.
EBeneath that F#mlemon G#mtree one F#mday, my Elove and F#mI did G#mlie,
A Egirl so F#msweet that Abwhen she Asmiled, the Esun rose Bin the EskyE7.
We Aspent that Bmsummer C#mlost in Bmlove, Abeneath that Bmlemon C#mtree..
the Amagic Bmof her C#mlaughter Dhid my Afather's Ewords from Ame.
CHORUS:
ALemon Dtree very pretty, and the lemon flower is Asweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..A7possible to Deat.
DLemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is Asweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..A7possible to Deat.B  
#3.
One Eday she F#mleft withG#mout a F#mword..she Etook aF#mway the G#msun.
And Ein the F#mdark she G#mleft beAhind, I Eknew what Bshe had Edone.
She Aleft me Bmfor an..C#mother Bmman, it's a Acommon Bmtale, but C#mtrue.
A Asadder Bmman but C#mwiser Dnow, I Asing these Ewords to Ayou.
CHORUS:
ALemon Dtree very pretty, and the lemon flower is Asweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..A7possible to Deat.
DLemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is Asweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..A7possible to Deat.
OUTRO:
DLemon tree, very pretty..(x3)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Lemon Tree

by The Seekers

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F#m

Abm

G#m

C#m

Lemon Tree:The Searchers.

Album - Roving With The Seekers - 1964.

E F#m Abm A E B E

INTRO:

#1.

E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m

When I was but a little boy, my father said to me,

E F#m G#m A E B E E7

come here and learn a lesson, from the lovely lemon tree.

A Bm C#m Bm A Bm C#m

My son, it's most impor..tant, my father said to me,

A Bm C#m D A E A

to put your trust in what you feel, and not in what you see.

CHORUS:

A D A

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,

A7 D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..possible to eat.

D A

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,

A7 D B

But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..possible to eat.

#2.

E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m

Beneath that lemon tree one day, my love and I did lie,

E F#m Ab A E B E E7

A girl so sweet that when she smiled, the sun rose in the sky.

A Bm C#m Bm A Bm C#m

We spent that summer lost in love, beneath that lemon tree..

A Bm C#m D A E A

the magic of her laughter hid my father's words from me.

CHORUS:

A D A

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,

A7 D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..possible to eat.

D A

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,

A7 D B

But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..possible to eat.

#3.

E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m

One day she left without a word..she took away the sun.

E F#m G#m A E B E

And in the dark she left behind, I knew what she had done.

A Bm C#m Bm A Bm C#m

She left me for an..other man, it's a common tale, but true.

A Bm C#m D A E A

A sadder man but wiser now, I sing these words to you.

CHORUS:

A D A

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,

A7 D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..possible to eat.

D A

Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet,

A7 D

But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..possible to eat.

OUTRO:

Lemon tree, very pretty..(x3)(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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