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