Joe South – Down In The Boondocks chords
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#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Down In The Boondocks chords Joe South (also performed by Billy Joe Royal) *A DDown in the boondocks, down in the boondocksE D APeople put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born inAI love her, she loves meDBut I don't fit in her societyE D ALord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocksA D AEvery night I watch the light from that house up on the hillA D A F#mI love that little girl inside, and I guess I always willD EBut I don't dare knock on her door 'causeD EHer daddy is my boss manD E D EFor now I'll have to be content, just to see her whenever I canA DDown in the boondocks, down in the boondocksE D APeople put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born inI love her, she loves meDBut I don't fit in her societyE D ALord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocksA D AOne fine day I'll find a way to move from this old shackD A F#mI'll hold my head up like a king and I never will look backD EBut 'til that morning I'll work and slaveD EAnd I'll save every dimeD EBut tonight she'll have to steal awayD ETo see me just one more timeA DDown in the boondocks, down in the boondocksE D APeople put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born inI love her, she loves meDBut I don't fit in her societyE D ALord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocksE D ALord have mercy, I'm a boy from down in the boondocks* Alternate: Capo II E = D D = C A = G F#m = Em Set8