G
C
Down in the boondocks down in the boondocks
D7
C
G
People put me down cause that’s the side of town I was born in
C
I love her she loves me but I don’t fit in her society
D7
C
G
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
C
G
Every night I watch the light from that house up on the hill
C
B7
Em
I love a little girl that lives up there and I guess I always will
C
D7
C
D7
But I don’t dare knock on her door cause her daddy is my boss man
C
D7
C
D7
So I’ll just have to be content to see her whenever I can
G
C
Down in the boondocks down in the boondocks
D7
C
G
People put me down cause that’s the side of town I was born in
C
I love her she loves me but I don’t fit in her society
D7
C
G
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
G
C
G
One fine day I’ll find a way to move from this old shack
C
B7
Em
I’ll hold my head up like a king and I never never will look back
C
D7
Until that morning I’ll work and slave
C
D7
C
D7
And I’ll save every dime but tonight she’ll have to steal away
C
D7
To see me one more time
G
C
Down in the boondocks down in the boondocks
D7
C
G
People put me down cause that’s the side of town I was born in
C
I love her she loves me but I don’t fit in her society
D7
C
G
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
D7
C
G
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
D7
C
G
Lord have mercy on a boy from down in the boondocks
C
Em
B7
D7
G
