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