Lemon Tree:The Searchers.
Album - Roving With The Seekers - 1964.
INTRO: E F#m Abm A E B E
#1.
When [E]I was [F#m]but a [G#m]little [F#m]boy, my [E]father [F#m]said to [G#m]me,
come [E]here and [F#m]learn a [G#m]lesson, [A]from the [E]lovely [B]lemon [E]tre[E7]e.
My [A]son, it's [Bm]most [C#m]impor..[Bm]tant, [A]my father [Bm]said to [C#m]me,
to [A]put your [Bm]trust in [C#m]what you [D]feel, and [A]not in [E]what you [A]see.
CHORUS:
[A]Lemon [D]tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
[D]Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.[B]
#2.
[E]Beneath that [F#m]lemon [G#m]tree one [F#m]day, my [E]love and [F#m]I did [G#m]lie,
A [E]girl so [F#m]sweet that [Ab]when she [A]smiled, the [E]sun rose [B]in the [E]sky[E7].
We [A]spent that [Bm]summer [C#m]lost in [Bm]love, [A]beneath that [Bm]lemon [C#m]tree..
the [A]magic [Bm]of her [C#m]laughter [D]hid my [A]father's [E]words from [A]me.
CHORUS:
[A]Lemon [D]tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
[D]Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.[B]
#3.
One [E]day she [F#m]left with[G#m]out a [F#m]word..she [E]took a[F#m]way the [G#m]sun.
And [E]in the [F#m]dark she [G#m]left be[A]hind, I [E]knew what [B]she had [E]done.
She [A]left me [Bm]for an..[C#m]other [Bm]man, it's a [A]common [Bm]tale, but [C#m]true.
A [A]sadder [Bm]man but [C#m]wiser [D]now, I [A]sing these [E]words to [A]you.
CHORUS:
[A]Lemon [D]tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
[D]Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
OUTRO:
[D]Lemon tree, very pretty..(x3)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Roving With The Seekers - 1964.
INTRO: E F#m Abm A E B E
#1.
When [E]I was [F#m]but a [G#m]little [F#m]boy, my [E]father [F#m]said to [G#m]me,
come [E]here and [F#m]learn a [G#m]lesson, [A]from the [E]lovely [B]lemon [E]tre[E7]e.
My [A]son, it's [Bm]most [C#m]impor..[Bm]tant, [A]my father [Bm]said to [C#m]me,
to [A]put your [Bm]trust in [C#m]what you [D]feel, and [A]not in [E]what you [A]see.
CHORUS:
[A]Lemon [D]tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
[D]Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.[B]
#2.
[E]Beneath that [F#m]lemon [G#m]tree one [F#m]day, my [E]love and [F#m]I did [G#m]lie,
A [E]girl so [F#m]sweet that [Ab]when she [A]smiled, the [E]sun rose [B]in the [E]sky[E7].
We [A]spent that [Bm]summer [C#m]lost in [Bm]love, [A]beneath that [Bm]lemon [C#m]tree..
the [A]magic [Bm]of her [C#m]laughter [D]hid my [A]father's [E]words from [A]me.
CHORUS:
[A]Lemon [D]tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
[D]Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.[B]
#3.
One [E]day she [F#m]left with[G#m]out a [F#m]word..she [E]took a[F#m]way the [G#m]sun.
And [E]in the [F#m]dark she [G#m]left be[A]hind, I [E]knew what [B]she had [E]done.
She [A]left me [Bm]for an..[C#m]other [Bm]man, it's a [A]common [Bm]tale, but [C#m]true.
A [A]sadder [Bm]man but [C#m]wiser [D]now, I [A]sing these [E]words to [A]you.
CHORUS:
[A]Lemon [D]tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
[D]Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A]sweet,
But the fruit of the poor lemon is im..[A7]possible to [D]eat.
OUTRO:
[D]Lemon tree, very pretty..(x3)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
