Lemon Pie Chords

KeyG Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays512

Lemon Pie by Strawbs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, F, C, Em, Bm, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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Speed
  			
  
  
th Fret 
  
  
Intro: G  F C G  (3x)  F 
  
G                  F 
The sharper is the berry 
    C 
The sweeter is the wine 
    G             F 
The longer we are parted 
    C               
The sooner you are mine 
        G             F 
You are mine. 
  
  

C            Em 
Lovely lemon lady 
    C               Em 
You make me feel so shy 
    C            Em 
But lovely lemon lady 
  C               Em   -  C 
I love your lemon pie_____ 
   G 
I love your lemon pie 
  
  
    G             F 
The stronger my deception 
    C 
The lesser grow my lies 
    G             F 
The shallower the whole truth 
     C             
The deeper are my eyes 
       G             F 
Are my eyes. 
  
  

C            Em 
Lovely lemon lady 
    C               Em 
You make me feel so shy 
    C            Em 
But lovely lemon lady 
  C               Em   -  C  - Bm 
I love your lemon pie_____ 
  
  
Bridge: 
C            D    G 
Bitter lemon lady smile 
                         Am 
I'll see you in a little while 
C 
Lemon lady sweet and sour 
    G                     C 
You have me in your lemon power 
         G 
My lemon pie. 
  
     # LEAD BREAK # 
  
    G             F 
The simpler the solution 
    C 
The more that it will mean 
    G             F 
The greater the resistance 
    C 
The further I will lean 
       G             F 
I will lean. 
  
  

C            Em 
Lovely lemon lady 
    C               Em 
You make me feel so shy 
    C            Em 
But lovely lemon lady 
  C               Em   -  C 
I love your lemon pie_____ 
  G 
I love your lemon pie 
  
  

C            Em 
Lovely lemon lady 
    C               Em 
You make me feel so shy 
    C            Em 
But lovely lemon lady 
  C               Em   -  C  - Bm 
I love your lemon pie_____ 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante