Lemon Boy Ukulele chords by Cavetown

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

*= one strum

Verse 1:
   E                        G#
There once was a bittersweet 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 be


Chorus:
A       E          G#  C#m B
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
   A          E           G#      C#m B
I'd help him plant his seeds and we mowed the lawn in bad weather
    A        E     G#    C#m  B    A
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
      B*       E
So, I got myself a citrus friend

Verse 2:
                     G#
But soon his bittersweet 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 are more of the savoury type
     A                    F#m    B
And they weren't too keen on compromising with a nice lemon pie


Chorus:
  A       E           G#    C#m B
So Lemon Boy and me, we just gotta get along together
    A          E           G#     C#m B
I'll help him plant his seeds and we'll mow the lawn in bad weather
    A       E      G#    C#m  B    A
It's actually pretty easy being nice 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 fertiliser
A*              Am*
What if the clouds run out of rain
A*            B*    E*
What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer
G#*               A*
What if the beaches dry of sugarcane
  Am*
Oh well

  E*
The whales start to beach themselves
  G#*                 A*
The tortoise shells tear away from their spines
          Am*           E*
It happens all the time, it happens all the time

Instrumental Break:

G#* A* Am*

Pre-Chorus:
(Soft strumming)
A       E        G#    C#m B
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
(Build up strumming)
   A         E        G#     C#m B
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever


Chorus:
(Intense strumming)
A       E        G#   C#m B
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
   A         E        G#     C#m B
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever
    A       E     G#    C#m  B    A
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him


Outro:
         B          A
'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
         B       A
Yeah, we're the bitterest guys around
      B*       E*
And I got myself a citrus friend