Down In The Boondocks chords by The Three Degrees
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Down in the boondocks,
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down in the boondocks
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People put me down
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cause that's the side of town I was born in
I love him and he loves me,
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but I don't fit in that society.
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Lord have mercy on the girl
D
from down in the boondocks.
Every night I watch the light
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from the house upon the hill.
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I love the little boy that lives up there
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And I, yes, I always will
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But he don't dare
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knock on my door
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A
Cause his daddy is a small -minded man
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A
So I'll just have to be content
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A
To see him whenever I can
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Down in the boondocks,
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down in the boondocks
A
People put me down
G
D
cause that's the side of town I was born in
I love him and he loves me,
G
but I don't fit in that society
A
G
Lord have mercy on the girl
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from down in the boondocks
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Down in the boondocks,
down in the boondocks
One fine day
I'll find a way
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Eb
to move on this ocean
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I'll hold my head up like a queen
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Cm
and I never will look back
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Bb
Until that morning I hope and pray
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Bb
And save up every dime
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Bb
But tonight he'll have to steal away
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Bb
To save me one more time
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I got in the boombox
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Got in the boombox
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People put me down
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Eb
But that's the sort of town I was born in
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Bb
Ab
Lord, have mercy on a girl
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from down in the boondocks
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Ab
Lord, have mercy on a girl
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from down in the boondocks
Bb
Ab
Lord, have mercy on a girl
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from down in the boondocks you
Down In The Boondocks
The Three Degrees
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