E There once was a bitter-sweet man G# and they called him Lemon Boy A He was growing in my garden F#m B and I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed E And like weeds do he only came G# and grew back again A So I figured this time I might F#m B as well let him be Chorus: A E G# F#m B Lemon Boy and me started to get along together A E I’ll help him plant his seeds G# F#m B and we’d mow the lawn in bad weather A E G# It’s actually pretty easy being nice F#m B A to a bitter boy like him B E So I got myself a citrus friend E G# But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me A You’d think smelling like lemon zest F#m B would be pretty neat E I found out that my friends were more G# of the savory type A And they weren’t too keen with compromising F#m B with a nice lemon pie Chorus: A E So Lemon Boy and me, we just got G# F#m B to get along together A E I helped him plant his seeds G# F#m B and we’d mow the lawn in bad weather A E G# It’s actually pretty easy being nice F#m B A to a bitter boy like him B E So I got myself a citrus friend Bridge: 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 Like Snufkin and Little My, G# F#m B we’ll get around wherever A E G# F#m B Lemon Boy and I, we’re gonna live forever A E Like Snufkin and Little My, G# F#m B we’ll get around wherever A E G# It’s actually pretty easy being nice F#m B A 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
