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

N/A•

Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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Down in the boondocks,

C

C

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down in the boondocks

D

D

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People put me down

C

C

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because every side of town

G

G

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I was born, yeah

I love her, she loves me,

C

C

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but I don't fit in her society

D

D

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C

C

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Lord have mercy on a boy

G

G

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who died in the bullet time

Every night I watch the light

C

C

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G

G

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from the house up on the hill

D

D

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Em

Em

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I love a little girl who lives up there

B

B

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Em

Em

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and I guess I always will

C

C

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D

D

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But I don't dare knock on her door,

C

C

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D

D

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daddy is my boss man

C

C

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D

D

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So I'll just have to be content

C

C

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D

D

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to see her whenever I can

G

G

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Down in the blue tide,

C

C

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down in the blue tide

D

D

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People put me down,

C

C

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G

G

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they said society I was born in

I love her, she loves me,

C

C

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I don't think her society

D

D

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C

C

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Lord have mercy on the boy

G

G

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who died in the middle of time

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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E

E

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B

B

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Play it now

E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Now one bright day

C

C

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I'll find a way to move

G

G

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from this old shack_

D

D

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Em

Em

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I'll hold my head up like a king

B

B

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E

E

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and I never ever will look back

Em

Em

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C

C

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D

D

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Until that morning I wouldn't sleep

C

C

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D

D

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and I'll save every dime

C

C

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D

D

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But to_ night she'll have to steal away,

C

C

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D

D

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see me one more time

G

G

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Down in the boondock,

C

C

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down in the boondock

D

D

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People put me down

C

C

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G

G

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cause there's a side of town I was born in

I love her, she loves me,

C

C

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I don't fit her society

D

D

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C

C

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Lord have mercy on the boy

G

G

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from down in the boondocks

Oh, down in the boondocks

C

C

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Oh, down in the boondocks

D

D

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People put me down

C

C

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G

G

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cause that's the side of town I was born in

I love her, she loves me,

C

C

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I'm gonna create a society

D

D

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C

C

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Lord have mercy on the boy

G

G

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from down in the blue town

D

D

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C

C

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Lord have mercy on the boy

G

G

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from down in the blue town

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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G

G

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I'd just like to say

there'll never be nothing

Outro 1

like the film ever again.

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Chords

G
D
C
Em
B
E

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What is the original key of Down In The Boondocks?

The original key of Down In The Boondocks by Jerry Garcia, New Riders Of The Purple Sage is G major.

What are the main chords for Down In The Boondocks?

The primary chords used in Down In The Boondocks are G, D, C, Em, B, E.

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Is Down In The Boondocks beginner-friendly on guitar?

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