Lemon Tree (G Major)
Artist: Peter, Paul and Mary    Genre: Traditional Folk    Tempo: slow    Roman Numerals: I, II7, V, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: PollyEV   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)
- A E G C♯ E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯


Verse 1
When [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I was		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] just a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lad of ten, my father		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] said to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] me,
"Come here and [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] take a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lesson from the lovely		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] lemon		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree."
"Don't [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] put your		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] faith in		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love, my boy," my father		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] said to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me,
"I fear you'll [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] find that		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] love is like the lovely		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] lemon		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tree."

Chorus
Lemon [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eat.
Lemon [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eat.

Verse 2
One [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day be-		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] neath the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lemon tree, my love and		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] I did		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lie,
A girl so [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet that		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] when she smiled, the stars rose		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] in the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sky.
We [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] passed that		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] summer		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] lost in love, beneath the		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] lemon		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tree,
The music [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] of her		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] laughter hid my father's		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] words from		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.

Chorus
Lemon [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eat.
Lemon [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eat.

Verse 3
One [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] day she		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] left with-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] out a word, she took a-		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] way the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sun.
And in the [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] dark she		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] left behind, I knew what		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] she had		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] done.
She [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] left me		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] for a-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nother, it's a common		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] tale but		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] true,
A sadder [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] man, but		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wiser now, I sing these		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] words to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you.

Chorus
Lemon [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eat.
Lemon [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] eat.

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