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