Chord Lemon Tree by Peter Paul And Mary

lemon tree peter paul and mary chords by jensarne E B7 E E B7 E when i was just a lad of ten , my father said to me , E B/D# C#m A B E "come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree . " A G A G A G F#m7 "don’t put your faith in love , my boy" , my father said to me , Fmaj7 A/E Bm E7 A "i fear you’ll find that love is like the lovely lemon tree . " D A7 lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet A7 D but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat . D A7 lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet A7 D B7 but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one day beneath the lemon tree , my love and i did lie a girl so sweet that when she smiled the stars rose in the sky . we passed that summer lost in love beneath the lemon tree the music of her laughter hid my father’s words from me : lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat . lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one day she left without a word . she took away the sun . and in the dark she left behind , i knew what she had done . she’d left me for another , it’s a common tale but true . a saddEr man but wiser now i sing these words to you : lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat . lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat .