Lemon Tree

When I was (B7)just a (E)lad of ten my father (B7)said to (E)me,

"Come here and (B7)take a (C#m)lesson (E)from the (A6)lovely (B7)lemon (E)tree.

Don't (A)put your (G)faith in (A)love my boy!"

my father (G)said to (F#m)me.

"I (F)fear you'll find that (A)love is like the (Bm7)lovely (E7)lemon (A7)tree."

Lemon (D)tree very pretty and the lemon flower is (A7)sweet,

but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to (D)eat.

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is (A7)sweet,

but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to (D)eat.

(B7)One (E)day (B7)beneath the (E)lemon tree my love and (B7)I did (E)lie,

a girl so (B7)sweet that (C#m)when she (E)smiled the (A6)stars rose (B7)in the (E)sky.

We (A)passed that (G)summer (A)lost in love beneath the (G)lemon (F#m)tree;

the (F)music of her (A)laughter hid my (Bm7)father's (E7)words from (A7)me:

Lemon (D)tree very pretty and the lemon flower is (A7)sweet,

but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to (D)eat.

Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is (A7)sweet,

but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to (D)eat.

(B7)One (D)eat.

Lemon (A)tree, lemon (D)tree, lemon (A)tree,

lemon (D)tree.