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