Verse:
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There once was a bitter-sweet man
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and they called him Lemon Boy
A
He was growing in my garden
F#m B
and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed
E
And like weeds do he only came
G#
and grew back again
A
So I figured this time I might
F#m B
as well let him be
Chorus:
A E G# F#m B
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
A E
I'll help him plant his seeds
G# F#m B
and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
A E G#
It's actually pretty easy being nice
F#m B A
to a bitter boy like him
B E
So I got myself a citrus friend
Verse:
E G#
But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me
A
You'd think smelling like lemon zest
F#m B
would be pretty neat
E
I found out that my friends were more
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of the savory type
A
And they weren't too keen with compromising
F#m B
with a nice lemon pie
Chorus:
A E
So Lemon Boy and me, we just got
G# F#m B
to get along together
A E
I helped him plant his seeds
G# F#m B
and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
A E G#
It's actually pretty easy being nice
F#m B A
to a bitter boy like him
B E
So I got myself a citrus friend
Bridge:
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But what if I run out of fertilizer?
A Am
What if the clouds run out of rain?
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What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?
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What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh well,
E
The whales start to beach themselves
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Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
A Am
It happens all the time
F#m B E
It happens all the time
Instrumental: E G# A Am F#m B
Outro:
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Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
A E
Like Snufkin and Little My,
G# F#m B
we'll get around wherever
A E G# F#m B
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
A E
Like Snufkin and Little My,
G# F#m B
we'll get around wherever
A E G#
It's actually pretty easy being nice
F#m B A
to a bitter boy like him
B A
Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
B A
Yeah we're the bitterest guys around
B E
and I've got myself a citrus friend
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