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