Down In The Boondocks:Billy Joe Royal. #1 in Canada and #9 in the USA in 1965. INTRO: A /// CHORUS: A D Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks. E D A People put me down cause that's the side of town I was born in. A D I love her, she loves me, but I don't fit in her society.. E D A Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks. #1. A D A Every night I watch the lights from the house up on the hill. A D C# F#m I love a little girl that lives up there, I guess I always will. D E D E But I don't dare knock on her door..her daddy is my boss man. D E D E So I'll just have to be content, to see her when ever I can. CHORUS: A D Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks. E D A People put me down cause that's the side of town I was born in. A D I love her, she loves me, but I don't fit in her society.. E D A Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks. (INTERLUDE:) Bb Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks. #2. Bb Eb Bb One fine day I'll find a way to move from this old shack. Bb Eb D Gm I'll hold my head up like a king and I never, never will look back. Eb F Eb F Until that morning I'll work and slave and I'll save every dime.. Eb F Eb F but tonight she'll have to steal away..to see me one more time. CHORUS: Bb Eb Down in the boondocks..down in the boondocks. F Eb Bb People put me down cause that's the side of town I was born in. Bb Eb I love her, she loves me, but I don't fit in her society.. F Eb Bb Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks. OUTRO: F Eb Bb Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks. F Eb Bb Lord have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.