Cavetown - Lemon Boy: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Lemon Boy" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Lemon Boy ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Lemon Boy" smoothly on your ukulele.

E
There once was a bitter-sweet man
                     G#
and they called him Lemon Boy
         A
He was growing in my garden and
                        F#m           B
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
I helped him plant his seeds and we'd mow
     G#          C#m  B
the lawn in bad weather
     A               E          G#
It's actually pretty easy being nice to
   C#m    B        A
a bitter boy like him
            B              E
So I got myself a citrus friend

But soon his bittersweet started to rub off on me
You'd think smelling like lemon zest would
be pretty neat
I found out that my friends are more of
the savoury type
And they weren't too keen on compromising
with a nice lemon pie

Chorus:
So Lemon Boy and me, we just gotta
get along together
I'll help him plant his seeds and
we'll mow the lawn in bad weather
It's actually pretty easy being nice
to a bitter boy like him
So I got myself a citrus friend

      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
   C#m     B        E
It happens all the time

Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
Like Snufkin and Little My,
we'll get around wherever

Chorus:
Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
Like Snufkin and Little My,
we'll get around wherever
It's actually pretty easy being nice to
a bitter boy like him

'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Yeah, we're the bitterest guys around
And I got myself a citrus friend

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Am

Ukulele chord Am

B

Ukulele chord B

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

E

Ukulele chord E

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lemon Boy" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Lemon Boy" by Cavetown.

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