Chords for Down In The Boondocks by Billy Joe Royal Lyrics
Tempo:
83 bpm
Chords used:
D
Eb
E
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
Down in the boondocks, [D] down in the boondocks, [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
[A] town I was born in.
I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks.
Every night I watch the [D] light from the house up [A] on the hill.
I love a little [D] girl that lives up [Db] there and I guess I [Gbm] always will.
[D] But I don't [E] dare knock on her [D] door, cause her daddy is [E] my boatman.
[D] So I'll just [E] have to be [D] content to see her [E] whenever I can.
[A] Down in the boondocks, [D] down in the boondocks, [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
town I [A] was born in.
I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks.
[Gbm]
[Bb] Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks, one fine day I'll find a [Eb] way to move from
[Bb] this old shack.
I'll hold my [Eb] head up like a king [D] and I never, never [Gm] will look back.
[Eb] Until that [F] morning I'll work and [Eb] slave and I'll stay [F] every night.
[Eb] But the night she'll [F] have to steal away [Eb] to see me [F] one more [Bb] time.
Down in the boondocks, [Eb] down in the boondocks, [F] people put me [Eb] down for that's the side of
[Bb] town I was born in.
I love her, she loves [Eb] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks.
[F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks.
[F] Lord have mercy [Eb] on a boy [Bb] from down in the boondocks.
Down in the boondocks, [D] down in the boondocks, [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
[A] town I was born in.
I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks.
Every night I watch the [D] light from the house up [A] on the hill.
I love a little [D] girl that lives up [Db] there and I guess I [Gbm] always will.
[D] But I don't [E] dare knock on her [D] door, cause her daddy is [E] my boatman.
[D] So I'll just [E] have to be [D] content to see her [E] whenever I can.
[A] Down in the boondocks, [D] down in the boondocks, [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
town I [A] was born in.
I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks.
[Gbm]
[Bb] Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks, one fine day I'll find a [Eb] way to move from
[Bb] this old shack.
I'll hold my [Eb] head up like a king [D] and I never, never [Gm] will look back.
[Eb] Until that [F] morning I'll work and [Eb] slave and I'll stay [F] every night.
[Eb] But the night she'll [F] have to steal away [Eb] to see me [F] one more [Bb] time.
Down in the boondocks, [Eb] down in the boondocks, [F] people put me [Eb] down for that's the side of
[Bb] town I was born in.
I love her, she loves [Eb] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks.
[F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks.
[F] Lord have mercy [Eb] on a boy [Bb] from down in the boondocks.
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down in the boondocks, _ [D] down in the boondocks, _ [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
[A] town I was born in.
_ I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks. _
_ Every night I watch the [D] light from the house up [A] on the hill.
I love a little [D] girl that lives up [Db] there and I guess I [Gbm] always will.
[D] But I don't [E] dare knock on her [D] door, cause her daddy is [E] my boatman.
[D] So I'll just [E] have to be [D] content to see her [E] whenever I can.
[A] Down in the boondocks, _ [D] down in the boondocks, _ [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
town I [A] was born in.
_ I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks. _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Down in the boondocks, _ down in the boondocks, _ one fine day I'll find a [Eb] way to move from
[Bb] this old shack.
I'll hold my [Eb] head up like a king [D] and I never, never [Gm] will look back.
[Eb] Until that [F] morning I'll work and [Eb] slave and I'll stay [F] every night.
[Eb] But the night she'll [F] have to steal away [Eb] to see me [F] one more [Bb] time.
Down in the boondocks, _ [Eb] down in the boondocks, _ [F] people put me [Eb] down for that's the side of
[Bb] town I was born in.
I love her, she loves [Eb] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks. _
_ [F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks. _
[F] Lord have mercy [Eb] on a boy [Bb] from down in the boondocks. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down in the boondocks, _ [D] down in the boondocks, _ [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
[A] town I was born in.
_ I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks. _
_ Every night I watch the [D] light from the house up [A] on the hill.
I love a little [D] girl that lives up [Db] there and I guess I [Gbm] always will.
[D] But I don't [E] dare knock on her [D] door, cause her daddy is [E] my boatman.
[D] So I'll just [E] have to be [D] content to see her [E] whenever I can.
[A] Down in the boondocks, _ [D] down in the boondocks, _ [E] people put me [D] down for that's the side of
town I [A] was born in.
_ I love her, she loves [D] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[E] Lord have [D] mercy on a boy from [A] down in the boondocks. _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Down in the boondocks, _ down in the boondocks, _ one fine day I'll find a [Eb] way to move from
[Bb] this old shack.
I'll hold my [Eb] head up like a king [D] and I never, never [Gm] will look back.
[Eb] Until that [F] morning I'll work and [Eb] slave and I'll stay [F] every night.
[Eb] But the night she'll [F] have to steal away [Eb] to see me [F] one more [Bb] time.
Down in the boondocks, _ [Eb] down in the boondocks, _ [F] people put me [Eb] down for that's the side of
[Bb] town I was born in.
I love her, she loves [Eb] me, but I don't fit in her society.
[F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks. _
_ [F] Lord have [Eb] mercy on a boy from down [Bb] in the boondocks. _
[F] Lord have mercy [Eb] on a boy [Bb] from down in the boondocks. _