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