![Come here and [A7]take a [D]lesson from the [A7]lovely lemon [D]tree. - When [D]I was [A7]just a [D]lad of ten, my father [A7]said to [D]me,](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2u1k1HcKY44/hqdefault.jpg)
Come here and [A7]take a [D]lesson from the [A7]lovely lemon [D]tree.
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"Don't [G]put your [D7]faith in [G]love, my boy," my father [D7]said to [G]me,
"I fear you'll [D7]find that [G]love is like the lovely [D7]lemon [G]tree."
{c:Chorus:}
Lemon [D]tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A7]sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [D]eat.
Lemon [D]tree, very pretty, and the lemon flower is [A7]sweet,
But the fruit of the lemon is impossible to [D]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.
{c:Chorus.}
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 left me for another, it's a common tale but true,
A sadder man, but wiser now, I sing these words to you.
{c:Chorus.}
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# Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives
# by Steve Putz <putz@parc.xerox.com>
# 7 September 1992
How to play Come here and [A7]take a [D]lesson from the [A7]lovely lemon [D]tree.
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.