C
Yeah you can take the boy from the country
G7
But you can’t take the country from the boy
C
F
D7
Take him into town but he’ll turn that city down
G7
C
You can’t take the country from the boy
F
You can take the boy from the country
C
G7
Dress him up until he’s looking smart
C
F
All those fancy clothes will never change him
G7
C
He’ll still be a country boy at heart
C
Yeah you can take the boy from the country
G7
But you can’t take the country from the boy
C
F
D7
Take him into town but he’ll turn that city down
G7
C
You can’t take the country from the boy
F
When he’s old enough to make a living
C
G7
The country boy will move into town
C
F
He’ll work hard and save up all his money
G7
C
Just to buy a farm where he can settle down
C
Yeah you can take the boy from the country
G7
But you can’t take the country from the boy
C
F
D7
Take him into town but he’ll turn that city down
G7
C
You can’t take the country from the boy
F
When it comes to women he’s a lover
C
G7
His country grin he’ll give ’em every time
C
F
When he finds a girl he wants to marry
G7
C
You can bet she’ll be that good old fashioned kind
C
Yeah you can take the boy from the country
G7
But you can’t take the country from the boy
C
F
D7
Take him into town but he’ll turn that city down
G7
C
You can’t take the country from the boy
G7
C
You can’t take the country from the boy
G7
C
You can’t take the country from the boy
C
D7
G7
F
