Down In The Boondocks
by Billy Joe Royal · posted by malotte
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
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: