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Post Malone – Lemon Tree Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Lemon Tree by Post Malone on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Chorus]
Am             Dm
So turn around and show
            E
me that I'm better
                   Am
Some people got an apple,
     F                 Dm    F
some people got a tangerine
Am                              C
Lookin' 'round and all I see is people
                        F
happy with what they're given
E                         Am
Life is pretty sweet, I'm told
C                      Dm
I guess I'm shit outta luck,
                E
growin' a lemon tree
Am                    C
I'm gonna burn it down and grow
             Dm        E
me somethin' better, yeah

[Break]
Am   C    Am    C

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[Verse 2]
Am
   Blood on my hands, I hop on
                       C
   thе fence, I double down
I swing and I miss, a kick in
                     Am
thе ribs, in trouble now
Came from the dirt, back
                      C
in the ground, then I die
But I'ma survive,
             F
I got my own ways, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
E           Dm
  Could you be
  Am                   C
A little less sour and rotten by the hour?
    E
And my heart's rotten too
F     Am           C
  And every film I watch,
             Dm          F
  I'm on the side of the bad guy

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[Chorus]
Am
So turn around and show
me that I'm better
                   Am
Some people got an apple,
     F                 Dm    F
some people got a tangerine
Am                              C
Lookin' 'round and all I see is people
                        F
happy with what they're given
E                         Am
Life is pretty sweet, I'm told
C                      Dm
I guess I'm shit outta luck,
                E
growin' a lemon tree
Am                    C
I'm gonna burn it down and grow
             Dm        E
me somethin' better, yeah

[Outro]
Am   C   Am   C

How to play Lemon Tree: key, chords and progression

Lemon Tree by Post Malone is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: Am, Dm, E, F and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – Am – C – Dm (III – vi – I – ii in C major). In solfa, that is mi – lah – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.