Lemon Boy Uke tab by Cavetown

Capo on second fret
Strumming: DDU-UDU 


Intro: D D

      D                                              F#
There once was a bittersweet man and they called him Lemon Boy

       G                                                Em          A 
He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair like a weed

    D                                   F#
And like weeds do he only came and grew back again

      G                                         Em     A
So, I figured this time I might as well let him be



G             D                  F#       Bm  A  
Lemon Boy and me started to get along together

  G                    D
I helped him plant his seeds

                 F#             Bm  A
And we'd mow the lawn in bad weather

     G               D          F#        Bm     A        G
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

            A             D
So, I got myself a citrus friend
         (1 Down)


    D                                   F#
But soon his bittersweet started to rub off on me

            G                              Em        A
You'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat

  D                                         F#
I found out that my friends are more of the savory type

         G                                       Em         A
And they weren't too keen on compromising with a nice lemon pie



G                D                     F#       Bm  A  
So Lemon Boy and me, we just gotta get along together

  G                    D
I helped him plant his seeds

                  F#             Bm  A
And we'll mow the lawn in bad weather

     G               D          F#        Bm     A        G
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

            A             D
So, I got myself a citrus friend
         (1 Down)



Bridge - D-DDU 



    D                         F#
But what if I run out of fertilizer?

G                           Gm
What if the clouds run out of rain?

G                               D
What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?

F#                           G
What if beaches dry of sugar cane?

Gm
Oh well

    D
The whales start to beach themselves

F#                             G
Tortoise shells tear away from their spines

   G               Gm       Bm      A       D
It happens all the time, it happens all the time




Instrumental 1 - D-DDU-DUD-DDU

F#  G  Gm  Bm A



Back to regular strumming



G             D              F#      Bm  A
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever

     G                  D              F#        Bm  A
Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever

G             D              F#      Bm  A
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever

     G                  D              F#        Bm  A
Like Snufkin and little my, we'll get around wherever

     G               D          F#        Bm     A        G
It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

                 A                 G
'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town

                A                 G
Yeah, we're the bitterest guys around

          A               D
And I got myself a citrus friend
         (1 Down)



Instrumental 2: (Same Strumming)

D  F#  G  Gm  Em     A  
             (DDU) (DDU)


D  F#  G  Gm  Em     A      D
             (DDU) (DDU)  (Down)


Tutorial by Easy 2 Play Music on YouTube