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Down In The Boondocks Chords by Joe South

Down In The Boondocks chords by Joe South

Guitar chords with lyrics

Down In The Boondocks chords
Joe South (also performed by Billy Joe Royal) *

A                      D
Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks
E                         D                             A
People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in
A
I love her, she loves me
    D
But I don't fit in her society
E                      D                    A
Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks
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A                                       D               A
Every night I watch the light from that house up on the hill
A                  D                  A              F#m
I love that little girl inside, and I guess I always will

    D                  E
But I don't dare knock on her door 'cause
    D                E
Her daddy is my boss man
    D                E                   D                  E
For now I'll have to be content, just to see her whenever I can

A                      D
Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks
E                         D                             A
People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in

I love her, she loves me
    D
But I don't fit in her society
E                      D                    A
Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks

A                               D                  A
One fine day I'll find a way to move from this old shack
                     D                 A               F#m
I'll hold my head up like a king and I never will look back

     D                     E
But 'til that morning I'll work and slave
    D               E
And I'll save every dime
      D                    E
But tonight she'll have to steal away
   D                    E
To see me just one more time

A                      D
Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks
E                         D                             A
People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in

I love her, she loves me
    D
But I don't fit in her society

E                      D                    A
Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks
E                      D                    A
Lord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks

* Alternate:

Capo II

E   = D
D   = C
A   = G
F#m = Em

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