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