Lemon Tree
Peter, Paul & Mary
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D A7/C# Bm7 A7 Gmaj7 A D A D [Verse 1]D A7 D When I was just a lad of ten, myD A7 D father said to me,D A7/C# Bm D/A "Come here and take a lessonG6 A7 D from the lovely lemon tree."G F G "Don't put your faith in love, myG F Em boy", my father said to me,D# G "I fear you'll find that love isAm7 D7 G7 like the lovely lemon tree." [Chorus]C F C F Lemon tree very pretty and theC F G7 lemon flower is sweetG7 G7 but the fruit of the poor lemon isG7 C impossible to eat.C F C F Lemon tree very pretty and theC F G7 lemon flower is sweetG7 G7 but the fruit of the poor lemon isG7 C A7 impossible to eat. [Verse 2]Continues after the adD A7 D D One day beneath the lemon tree,A7 D my love and I did lieD A7/C# Bm A girl so sweet that when sheD/A G6 A7 D smiled the stars rose in the sky.G F G We passed that summer lost inG F Em love beneath the lemon treeD# G the music of her laughter hid myAm7 D7 G7 father's words from me: [Chorus]C F C F Lemon tree very pretty and theC F G7 lemon flower is sweetG7 G7 but the fruit of the poor lemon isG7 C impossible to eat.C F C F Lemon tree very pretty and theC F G7 lemon flower is sweetG7 G7 but the fruit of the poor lemon isG7 C A7 impossible to eat. [Verse 3]D A7 D One day she left without a word.D A7 D She took away the sun.D A7/C# Bm D/A And in the dark she left behind,G6 A7 D I knew what she had done.G F G She'd left me for another, it's aG F Em common tale but true.D# G Am7 A sadder man but wiser now I singD7 G7 these words to you: [Chorus]C F C F Lemon tree very pretty and theC F G7 lemon flower is sweetG7 G7 but the fruit of the poor lemon isG7 C impossible to eat.C F C F Lemon tree very pretty and theC F G7 lemon flower is sweetG7 G7 but the fruit of the poor lemon isG7 C impossible to eat. [Other]G Lemon tree (lemon tree)C Lemon tree (lemon tree)G Lemon tree (lemon tree)C C Lemon tree (lemon tree)