Chorus: 
 
G5 
Down in the boondocks  
C5 
Down in the boondocks 
D5 
People put me down  
      C5                                 G5  
Cause thats the side of town I was born in 
G5 
I love her, She loves me 
     C5 
But I dont fit in her society 
D5                      C5        B5          A5   G5 
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks 
 
verse 1 
G5 
Every night I watch the lights 
         C5              G5 
from the house upon the hill 
                   E5 
I love a girl that lives up  
            B5             E5 
there and I guess I always will 
      A5              D5 
But I don't dare knock on her door 
          A5              D5 
Cause her daddy is my boss man 
     A5            D5  
So I have to try to be content 
        A5                D5 
Just to see her whenever I can  
 
Chorus 
 
verse 2 
G5 
One fine day I'll find away  
   C5                  G5 
To move from this old shack 
                     E5 
I'll hold my head up like a king 
    B5                     E5 
and never, never will look back 
A5                     D5 
Until that morning I'll work and slave  
A5                 D5 
And I'll save every dime 
     A5                   D5 
But tonight she'll have to steal away 
   A5             D5 
to see me one more time 
D5                      C5        B5          A5  G5 
Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks