Down In The Boondocks Chords
Down In The Boondocks by Billy Joe Royal is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
CHORUS:
G
down in the boondocks
C
down in the boondocks
D C
People put me down 'cause
G
That's the side of town I was born in
G
I love her she loves me
C
but I don't fit in her society
D C G
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
VERSE:
G C G
Ev'ry night I watch the lights from the house up on the hill
G C G
I love a little girl who lives up there and I guess I always will
C D
But I don't dare knock on her door
C D
'Cause her daddy is my boss man
C D
So I'LL have to try to be content
C D
Just to see her when ever I can
CHORUS:
G
Down in the boondocks
C
Down in the boondocks
D C
People put me down 'cause
G
That's the side of town I was born in
G
I love her she loves me
C
but I don't fit in her society
D C G
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
VERSE:
One fine day I'll find the way to move from this old shack
I'll hold my head up like a king and I never never will look back
Until that morning I'll work and slave
And I'll save ev'ry dime
But tonight she'll have to steal away
To see me one more time
Down in the boondocks
Down in the boondocks
People put me down 'cause
That's the side of town I was born in
I love her she loves me but I don't fit in her society
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks