Intro
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[Verse 1]
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There once was a bitter-sweet man and they called him Lemon Boy
B G#m C#
He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed
F# A#
And like weeds do he only came and grew back again
B G#m C#
So I figured this time I might as well let him be
[Chorus]
B F# A# G#m C#
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
B F# A# G#m C#
I helped him plant his seeds and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
B F# A# G#m C# B
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
C# F#
So I got myself a citrus friend
[Verse 2]
F# A#
But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me
B G#m C#
You'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat
F# A#
I found out that my friends were more of the savory type
B G#m C#
And they weren't too keen with compromising with a nice lemon pie
[Chorus]
B F# A# G#m C#
So Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
B F# A# G#m C#
I helped him plant his seeds and we mowed the lawn in bad weather
B F# A# G#m C# B
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
C# F#
So I got myself a citrus friend
[Bridge]
F# A#7
But what if I run out of fertilizer?
B Bm
What if the clouds run out of rain?
B F#
What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?
A#7 B Bm
What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh-oh well,
F#
Whales start to beach themselves
A#7 B
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
Bm
It happens all the time
G#m C# F#
It happens all the time
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B F# A#7 G#m C#
So Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
B F# A#7 G#m C#
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever
B F# A#7 G#m C#
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
B F# A#7 G#m C#
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever
B F# A#7 G#m C# B
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
C# B
Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
C# B
Yeah, we're the bitterest guys around
C# F#
and I've got myself a citrus friend
[Outro]
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