Chorus: 
 
G 
Down in the boondocks  
C 
Down in the boondocks 
D 
People put me down  
      C                                 G  
Cause thats the side of town I was born in 
G 
I love her, She loves me 
     C 
But I dont fit in her society 
D                      C        Bm          Am   G 
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks 
 
verse 1 
G 
Every night I watch the lights 
         C              G 
from the house upon the hill 
                   Em 
I love a girl that lives up  
            B7             Em 
there and I guess I always will 
      Am7              D7 
But I don't dare knock on her door 
          Am7              D7 
Cause her daddy is my boss man 
     Am7            D7  
So I have to try to be content 
        Am7                D7 
Just to see her whenever I can  
 
Chorus 
 
verse 2 
G 
One fine day I'll find away  
   C                  G 
To move from this old shack 
                     Em 
I'll hold my head up like a king 
    B7                     Em 
and never, never will look back 
Am7                     D7 
Until that morning I'll work and slave  
Am7                 D7 
And I'll save every dime 
     Am7                   D7 
But tonight she'll have to steal away 
   Am7             D7 
to see me one more time 
D                      C        Bm          Am  G 
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks