Song Name: | Down In The Boondocks | By: | Billy Joe Royal |
Posted By: | malotte | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | Any | Genre: | General |
Harp Type: | Any | ||
Created: | 2004-12-03 20:12:21 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | chorus:
-8 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 -9 -9 Down in the boondocks,down in the boondocks 9 9 9 9 9 9 People put me down 'cause -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 8 8 that's the side of town I was born in -8 8 8 -8 8 8 I love her she loves me 8 8 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 8-9-9 but I don't fit in her society 9 9 9 9 9 9 -9 Lord have mercy on the boy -9 8 8 8 -8 7 from down in the boondocks verse 1. 8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 Ev'ry night I watch the lights 6 6 -6 7 7 -8 8 from the house up on the hill 9 -10 9 9 9 8 8 8 -8 7 I love a little girl who lives up there 7 -8 8 8 -8 7 -6 and I guess I always will 9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7 But I don't dare knock on her door 9 9 -10-10 9 8 -8 7 'Cause her daddy is my boss man 9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7 So I'll just have to be content 7 -8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6 Just to see her when ever I can chorus: verse 2. 8 8 8 8 -8 7 7 6 -6 One fine day I'll find the way to move 7 7 -8 8 from this old shack 9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7 I'll hold my head up like a king 7 -8 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -6 and I never never will look back 9 -10 9 8 8 8 8 -8 7 Until that morning I'll work and slave 9 -10 9 8 -8 7 And I'll save ev'ry dime 9 9 -10 9 8 8 8 -8 7 But tonight she'll have to steal away 9 -10 9 8 8 -8 To see me one more time chorus: |