Lemon Boy Chords

by cavetown
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author taytaywils [a] 51.
5 contributors total, last edit on Feb 11, 2023
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Chords

C
E
F
Dm
G
Am
Fm

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[Intro]
C   C   C   C
 
[Verse 1]
          C                                             E
There once was a bitter sweet man and they called him Lemon Boy.
         F                                              Dm           G
He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed.
     C                                  E
And like weeds do he only came and grew back again.
     F                                         Dm     G
So I figured this time I might as well let him be.
 
[Chorus]
F             C                  E         Am  G
Lemon Boy and me started to get along, together.
   F                    C                    E               Am    G
I helped him plant his seeds, and we mow the lawn, in bad weather.
     F               C            E       Am    G         F
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him.
            G               C
So I got myself a citrus friend.
 
[Verse 2]
    C                                    E
But soon his bitter sweet started to rub off on me.
              F                            Dm        G
You'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat.
    C                                        E
I found out that my friends were more of the savory type,
         F
and they weren't too keen on compromising with a
Dm          G
nice lemon pie.
 
[Chorus]
    F             C                      E         Am    G
So, Lemon Boy and me, we just gotta get along, together.
   F                    C                    E               Am   G
I helped him plant his seeds, and we mow the lawn, in bad weather.
      F              C            E        Am     G        F
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him.
            G               C
So I got myself a citrus friend.
 
C
 
[Bridge]
    C                         E
But what if I run out of fertilizer?
F                           Fm
What if the clouds run out of rain?
F                              C
What if lemon boy won't grow no longer?
E                             F
What if beaches dry of sugar cane?
Fm
Oh, well.
    C
The whales start to beach themselves.
E                               F
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines.
                    Fm                      Am
It happens all the time, it happens all the time.
G    C    E
(Ooo...)
 
F             C              E        Am    G
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live, forever.
      F                  C               E         Am     G
(Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around, wherever.)
 
[Chorus]
F             C              E        Am    G
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live, forever.
     F                 C               E          Am     G
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around, wherever.
      F              C           E        Am      G         F
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him.
                  G                 F
'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town.
                 G              F
Yeah, we're the bitterest guys around.
          G               C
So I got myself a citrus friend.
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14 comments
mattiestwrt
love love love! i've been trying to look for an easy, good-sounding version of this song and finally found it! thank you!
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zephyrcatgaming
this song is so cute i love it so much, thank u for uploading it :)
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whiterose5908
cavetowns songs are so beautiful i-
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