Down In The Boondocks chords by Joe South

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

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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