Intro
Ab
CHORUS:
Ab
Yeah you can take the boy from the country.
(from the country)
Eb
But you can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
Ab C# A#
Take him into town but he'll turn that city down.
Eb Ab
You can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
#1.
Ab C#
You can take the boy from the country.
Ab Eb
Dress him up until he's looking smart.
Ab C#
All those fancy clothes will never change him.
Eb Ab
He'll still be a country boy at heart.
CHORUS:
Ab
Yeah you can take the boy from the country.
(from the country)
Eb
But you can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
Ab C# A#
Take him into town but he'll turn that city down.
Eb Ab
You can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
#2.
Ab C#
When he's old enough to make a living.
Ab Eb
The country boy will move into town.
Ab C#
He'll work hard and save up all his money.
Eb Ab
Just to buy a farm where he can settle down.
CHORUS:
Ab
Yeah you can take the boy from the country.
(from the country)
Eb
But you can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
Ab C# A#
Take him into town but he'll turn that city down.
Eb Ab
You can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
#3.
Ab C#
When it comes to women he's a lover.
Ab Eb
His country grin he'll give 'em every time.
Ab C#
When he finds a girl he wants to marry.
Eb Ab
You can bet she'll be that good old fashioned kind.
CHORUS:
Ab
Yeah you can take the boy from the country.
(from the country)
Eb
But you can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
Ab C# A#
Take him into town but he'll turn that city down.
Eb Ab
You can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
OUTRO:
Eb Ab
You can't take the country from the boy.
(from the boy)
Eb Ab
You can't take the country from the boy..(Fade.)
B sixties smash from Kraziekhat.