Written by Robin Skinner
Verse E G# There once was a bitter-sweet man and they called him Lemon Boy A F#m B He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed E G# And like weeds do he only came and grew back again A F#m B So I figured this time I might as well let him beVerse E G# But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me A F#m B You'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat E G# I found out that my friends were more of the savory type A F#m B And they weren't too keen with compromising with a nice lemon pieA E G# F#m B Lemon Boy and me started to get along together A E G# F#m B I'll help him plant his seeds and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather A E G# F#m B A It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him B E So I got myself a citrus friendBridge E G# But what if I run out of fertilizer? A Am What if the clouds run out of rain? A E What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer? G# A Am What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh well, E The whales start to beach themselves G# A Tortoise shells tear away from their spines A Am It happens all the time F#m B E It happens all the time Instrumental E G# A Am F#m B Outro A E G# F#m B Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever A E G# F#m B Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever A E G# F#m B Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever A E G# F#m B Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever A E G# F#m B A It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him B A Cause we're the bitterest boys in town B A Yeah we're the bitterest guys around B E and I've got myself a citrus friend Instrumental E A F#m B E A F#m B E SoloA E G# F#m B So Lemon Boy and me, we just got to get along together A E G# F#m B I helped him plant his seeds and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather A E G# F#m B A It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him B E So I got myself a citrus friendhide this tabE|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-11-9-9s7| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| E|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14s16-16-16-| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-11-9-9s7-| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| E|-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-9-11-12-12-12-12s14-14-14-14s16-16-16-17b-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|