INTRO: A ///
CHORUS:
[A]Down in the boondocks..[D]down in the boondocks.
[E]People put me down cause [D]that's the side of town I was [A]born in.
[A]I love her, she loves me, but [D]I don't fit in her society..
[E]Lord have mercy on the [D]boy from down in the [A]boondocks.
#1.
[A]Every night I watch the lights from the [D]house up on the [A]hill.
[A]I love a little girl that [D]lives up there, I [C#]guess I always [F#m]will.
But [D]I don't dare knock [E]on her door..her [D]daddy is my boss [E]man.
So [D]I'll just have to [E]be content, to [D]see her when ever I [E]can.
CHORUS:
[A]Down in the boondocks..[D]down in the boondocks.
[E]People put me down cause [D]that's the side of town I was [A]born in.
[A]I love her, she loves me, but [D]I don't fit in her society..
[E]Lord have mercy on the [D]boy from down in the [A]boondocks.
(INTERLUDE:)
[A#]Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks.
#2.
[A#]One fine day I'll find a way to [D#]move from this old [A#]shack.
[A#]I'll hold my head up [D#]like a king and I [D]never, never will look [Gm]back.
Un[D#]til that morning I'll [F]work and slave and [D#]I'll save every [F]dime..
but [D#]tonight she'll have to [F]steal away..to [D#]see me one more [F]time.
CHORUS:
[A#]Down in the boondocks..[D#]down in the boondocks.
[F]People put me down cause [D#]that's the side of town I was [A#]born in.
[A#]I love her, she loves me, but [D#]I don't fit in her society..
[F]Lord have mercy on the [D#]boy from down in the [A#]boondocks.
OUTRO:
[F]Lord have mercy on the [D#]boy from down in the [A#]boondocks.
[F]Lord have mercy on the [D#]boy from down in the [A#]boondocks.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
CHORUS:
[A]Down in the boondocks..[D]down in the boondocks.
[E]People put me down cause [D]that's the side of town I was [A]born in.
[A]I love her, she loves me, but [D]I don't fit in her society..
[E]Lord have mercy on the [D]boy from down in the [A]boondocks.
#1.
[A]Every night I watch the lights from the [D]house up on the [A]hill.
[A]I love a little girl that [D]lives up there, I [C#]guess I always [F#m]will.
But [D]I don't dare knock [E]on her door..her [D]daddy is my boss [E]man.
So [D]I'll just have to [E]be content, to [D]see her when ever I [E]can.
CHORUS:
[A]Down in the boondocks..[D]down in the boondocks.
[E]People put me down cause [D]that's the side of town I was [A]born in.
[A]I love her, she loves me, but [D]I don't fit in her society..
[E]Lord have mercy on the [D]boy from down in the [A]boondocks.
(INTERLUDE:)
[A#]Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks.
#2.
[A#]One fine day I'll find a way to [D#]move from this old [A#]shack.
[A#]I'll hold my head up [D#]like a king and I [D]never, never will look [Gm]back.
Un[D#]til that morning I'll [F]work and slave and [D#]I'll save every [F]dime..
but [D#]tonight she'll have to [F]steal away..to [D#]see me one more [F]time.
CHORUS:
[A#]Down in the boondocks..[D#]down in the boondocks.
[F]People put me down cause [D#]that's the side of town I was [A#]born in.
[A#]I love her, she loves me, but [D#]I don't fit in her society..
[F]Lord have mercy on the [D#]boy from down in the [A#]boondocks.
OUTRO:
[F]Lord have mercy on the [D#]boy from down in the [A#]boondocks.
[F]Lord have mercy on the [D#]boy from down in the [A#]boondocks.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
