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