Peter, Paul and Mary - Lemon tree

When ^DI was ^A7just a ^Dlad of ten, my ^Dfather ^A7said to ^Dme, "Come ^Dhere and ^A7/C#take a ^Bmlesson ^D/Afrom the ^G6lovely ^A7lemon ^Dtree." "Don't ^Gput your ^Ffaith in ^Glove, my boy", my ^Gfather ^Fsaid to ^Emme, "I ^D#fear you'll find that ^Glove is like the ^Am7lovely ^D7lemon ^G7tree."

Lemon ^Ctree ^Fvery ^Cpretty ^Fand the ^Clemon ^Fflower is ^G7sweet but the ^G7fruit of the poor ^G7lemon is im^G7possible to ^Ceat. Lemon ^Ctree ^Fvery ^Cpretty ^Fand the ^Clemon ^Fflower is ^G7sweet but the ^G7fruit of the poor ^G7lemon is im^G7possible to ^Ceat. ^A7

One ^Dday be^A7neath the ^Dlemon tree,^D my love and ^A7I did ^Dlie A ^Dgirl so ^A7/C#sweet that ^Bmwhen she ^D/Asmiled the ^G6stars rose ^A7in the ^Dsky. We ^Gpassed that ^Fsummer ^Glost in love be^Gneath the ^Flemon ^Emtree the ^D#music of her ^Glaughter hid my ^Am7father's ^D7words from ^G7me:

Lemon ^Ctree ^Fvery ^Cpretty ^Fand the ^Clemon ^Fflower is ^G7sweet but the ^G7fruit of the poor ^G7lemon is im^G7possible to ^Ceat. Lemon ^Ctree ^Fvery ^Cpretty ^Fand the ^Clemon ^Fflower is ^G7sweet but the ^G7fruit of the poor ^G7lemon is im^G7possible to ^Ceat. ^A7

One ^Dday she ^A7left with^Dout a word.^D She took a^A7way the ^Dsun. And ^Din the ^A7/C#dark she ^Bmleft be^D/Ahind, I ^G6knew what ^A7she had ^Ddone. She'd ^Gleft me ^Ffor an^Gother, it's a ^Gcommon ^Ftale but ^Emtrue. A ^D#sadder man but ^Gwiser now I ^Am7sing these ^D7words to ^G7you:

Lemon ^Ctree ^Fvery ^Cpretty ^Fand the ^Clemon ^Fflower is ^G7sweet but the ^G7fruit of the poor ^G7lemon is im^G7possible to ^Ceat. Lemon ^Ctree ^Fvery ^Cpretty ^Fand the ^Clemon ^Fflower is ^G7sweet but the ^G7fruit of the poor ^G7lemon is im^G7possible to ^Ceat.

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