Lemon Boy chords by Cavetown

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

E MajorE     G#G#     A augmentedA     F# minorF#m    BB     A minorAm
e|----------0----------4----------5----------2----------7----------5----------|
BB|----------0----------4----------5----------2----------7----------5----------|
G+G|----------1----------5----------6----------2----------8----------5----------|
D MajorD|----------2----------6----------7----------4----------9----------7----------|
A augmentedA|----------2----------6----------7----------4----------9----------7----------|
E MajorE|----------0----------4----------5----------2----------7----------5----------|


Verse:
E MajorE                           G#G#
There once was a bitter-sweet man and they called him Lemon Boy
    A augmentedA                        F# minorF#m     BB
He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed
E MajorE                    G#G#
And like weeds do he only came and grew back again
   A augmentedA                     F# minorF#m BB
So I figured this time I might as well let him be

Chorus:
A augmentedA       E MajorE         G#G#  F# minorF#m BB
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
   A augmentedA         E MajorE           G#G#     F# minorF#m BB
I'll help him plant his seeds and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
   A augmentedA        E MajorE     G#G#    F# minorF#m  BB    A augmentedA
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
      BB       E MajorE
So I got myself a citrus friend


Verse:
  E MajorE                G#G#
But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me
      A augmentedA               F# minorF#m    BB
You'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat
 E MajorE                     G#G#
I found out that my friends were more of the savory type
     A augmentedA                     F# minorF#m    BB
And they weren't too keen with compromising with a nice lemon pie


Chorus:
  A augmentedA       E MajorE         G#G#  F# minorF#m BB
So Lemon Boy and me, we just got to get along together
  A augmentedA          E MajorE           G#G#     F# minorF#m BB
I helped him plant his seeds and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
   A augmentedA        E MajorE     G#G#    F# minorF#m  BB    A augmentedA
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
      BB       E MajorE
So I got myself a citrus friend

Bridge:
  E MajorE             G#G#
But what if I run out of fertilizer?
A augmentedA               A minorAm
What if the clouds run out of rain?
A augmentedA                E MajorE
What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?
G#G#              A augmentedA   A minorAm
What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh well,
  E MajorE
The whales start to beach themselves
G#G#                  A augmentedA
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
  A augmentedA        A minorAm
It happens all the time
  F# minorF#m   BB    E MajorE
It happens all the time


Instrumental:
E MajorE G#G# A augmentedA A minorAm F# minorF#m BB


Outro:
A augmentedA       E MajorE       G#G#  F# minorF#m BB
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
   A augmentedA         E MajorE       G#G#   F# minorF#m BB
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever
A augmentedA       E MajorE       G#G#  F# minorF#m BB
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
   A augmentedA         E MajorE       G#G#   F# minorF#m BB
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever
   A augmentedA        E MajorE     G#G#    F# minorF#m  BB    A augmentedA
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
        BB         A augmentedA
Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
        BB        A augmentedA
Yeah we're the bitterest guys around
        BB       E MajorE
and I've got myself a citrus friend

Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB E MajorE

Solo:
e|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-11-9-9s7-|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14s16-16-16-|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-11-9-9s7-|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14s16-16-16-17b-|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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