Down In The Boondocks tab by Joe South

DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS
                              (Joe South)

from The Best of Joe South     Rhino R2 70994      1990
(also from Joe South's Greatest Hits    Capitol 450    July 1970)


A                      D
Down in the boondocks, ...
E                         D                             A
People put me down 'cause that's the side of ....

I love her, she ...
    D
But I don't fit in ...
E                      D                    A
Lord have mercy, I'm a ...

A                                       D               A
Every night I watch the light from ...
                   D                 Db             F#m
I love that little girl ...

    D                  E
But I don't dare knock ...
    D                E
Her daddy is my ...
    D                E                  D                  E
For now I'll have to be content just ...

Down in the boondocks, down in ...

One fine day I'll find a way ....

Down in the boondocks, down ....
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Joe South's version is great.  Billy Joe Royal's was OK.  BJR's re-recorded
version is really awful.

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