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