Down In The Boondocks chords by Jerry Garcia, New Riders Of The Purple Sage

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Down  (G major) in the boondocks,
C 
down  (C major) in the boondocks
D 
People  (D major) put me down
C 
because every  (C major) side of town
G 
I was  (G major) born, yeah
I love her, she loves me,
C 
but  (C major) I  don't fit in her society
D 
C 
Lord  (D major) have mercy on a  (C major) boy
G 
who died in the  (G major) bullet time
Every night I watch the light
C 
G 
from the  (C major) house up on the hill  (G major) 
D 
Em 
I love a little girl  (D major) who lives  (E minor) up there
B 
Em 
and I guess  (B major) I always will  (E minor) 
C 
D 
But  (C major) I  don't dare knock  (D major) on her door,
C 
D 
 (C major) daddy is my boss man  (D major) 
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D 
So  (C major) I'll just have to be  (D major) content
C 
D 
to see  (C major) her whenever I can  (D major) 
G 
Down  (G major) in the blue tide,
C 
down  (C major) in the blue tide
D 
People  (D major) put me down,
C 
G 
they said  (C major) society I was  (G major) born in
I love her, she loves me,
C 
 (C major) I  don't think her society
D 
C 
Lord  (D major) have mercy on the  (C major) boy
G 
who died  (G major) in the middle of time
C 
G 
D 
E 
B 
Play it now  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E major)  (B major) 
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Em 
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D 
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D 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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D 
G 
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 (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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G 
C 
 (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
D 
C 
G 
 (D major)  (C major)  (G major) 
Now one bright day
C 
I'll find a way to  (C major) move
G 
from this old shack (G major) 
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Em 
I'll hold my head  (D major) up like  (E minor) a king
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E 
and I never  (B major) ever will look  (E major) back
Em 
C 
D 
 (E minor) Until  (C major) that morning I wouldn't  (D major) sleep
C 
D 
and  (C major) I'll save every dime  (D major) 
C 
D 
But to (C major) night she'll have to steal  (D major) away,
C 
D 
see  (C major) me one more  (D major) time
G 
Down  (G major) in the boondock,
C 
down  (C major) in the boondock
D 
People  (D major) put me down
C 
G 
cause there's  (C major) a side of town I was  (G major) born in
I love her, she loves me,
C 
 (C major) I  don't fit her society
D 
C 
Lord  (D major) have mercy on the  (C major) boy
G 
from down in the  (G major) boondocks
Oh, down in the boondocks
C 
Oh,  (C major) down in the boondocks
D 
People  (D major) put me down
C 
G 
cause that's  (C major) the side of town I was  (G major) born in
I love her, she loves me,
C 
 (C major) I'm gonna create a society
D 
C 
Lord  (D major) have mercy on the  (C major) boy
G 
from down in the  (G major) blue town
D 
C 
Lord  (D major) have mercy on the  (C major) boy
G 
from down in the  (G major) blue town
D 
C 
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G 
 (D major)  (C major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (G major) 
I'd just like to say
there'll never be nothing