Down in the Boondocks (v2) (A Major)
Artist:
Billy Joe Royal
Roman Numerals:
I, III, IV, V, vi
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by:
ICDb
A
(A,C♯,E)
-
A
E
A
C♯
E
C♯
(C♯,E♯,G♯)
-
C♯
E♯
G♯
C♯
-
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E
B
E
G♯
B
E
F♯m
(F♯,A,C♯)
F♯
C♯
F♯
A
C♯
F♯
Chorus
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Down in the boondocks..
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
down in the boondocks.
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
People put me down cause
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
that's the side of town I was
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
born in.
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I love her, she loves me, but
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I don't fit in her society..
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Lord have mercy on the
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
boy from down in the
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
boondocks.
Verse 1
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Every night I watch the lights from the
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
house up on the
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hill.
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I love a little girl that
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
lives up there, I
[
C♯
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
guess I always
[
F♯m
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
will.
But
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I don't dare knock
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
on her door..her
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
daddy is my boss
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
man.
So
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I'll just have to
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
be content, to
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
see her when ever I
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
can.
Repeat Chorus
Interlude
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks.
Verse 2
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
One fine day I'll find a way to
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
move from this old
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
shack.
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I'll hold my head up
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
like a king and I
[
C♯
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third
]
never, never will look
[
F♯m
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth
]
back.
Un-
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
til that morning I'll
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
work and slave and
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I'll save every
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
dime..
but
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
tonight she'll have to
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
steal away..to
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
see me one more
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
time.
Chorus 2
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Down in the boondocks..
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
down in the boondocks.
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
People put me down cause
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
that's the side of town I was
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
born in.
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I love her, she loves me, but
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
I don't fit in her society..
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Lord have mercy on the
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
boy from down in the
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
boondocks.
Outro
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Lord have mercy on the
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
boy from down in the
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
boondocks.
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Lord have mercy on the
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
boy from down in the
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
boondocks.
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