BOB LUMAN - YOU CANT TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM THE BOY CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

You Can't Take The Country From The Boy:Bob Luman On HICKORY Records in 1963. INTRO: Gb CHORUS:

^GbYeah you can take the boy from the country. (from the country) But you can't take the country from the ^Dbboy.

(from the boy)

^GbTake him into town but he'll ^Bturn that city ^Abdown. You ^Dbcan't take the country from the ^Gbboy.

(from the boy) #1.

^GbYou can take the boy from the ^Bcountry. ^GbDress him up until he's looking ^Dbsmart. ^GbAll those fancy clothes will never ^Bchange him. He'll ^Dbstill be a country boy at ^Gbheart.

CHORUS:

^GbYeah you can take the boy from the country. (from the country) But you can't take the country from the ^Dbboy.

(from the boy)

^GbTake him into town but he'll ^Bturn that city ^Abdown. You ^Dbcan't take the country from the ^Gbboy.

(from the boy) #2.

^GbWhen he's old enough to make a ^Bliving. The ^Gbcountry boy will move into ^Dbtown. He'll ^Gbwork hard and save up all his ^Bmoney. Just to ^Dbbuy a farm where he can settle ^Gbdown.

CHORUS:

^GbYeah you can take the boy from the country. (from the country) But you can't take the country from the ^Dbboy.

(from the boy)

^GbTake him into town but he'll ^Bturn that city ^Abdown. You ^Dbcan't take the country from the ^Gbboy.

(from the boy) #3.

^GbWhen it comes to women he's a ^Blover. His ^Gbcountry grin he'll give 'em every ^Dbtime. When ^Gbhe finds a girl he wants to ^Bmarry. You can ^Dbbet she'll be that good old fashioned ^Gbkind.

CHORUS:

^GbYeah you can take the boy from the country. (from the country) But you can't take the country from the ^Dbboy.

(from the boy)

^GbTake him into town but he'll ^Bturn that city ^Abdown. You ^Dbcan't take the country from the ^Gbboy.

(from the boy) OUTRO:

You ^Dbcan't take the country from the ^Gbboy. (from the boy) You ^Dbcan't take the country from the ^Gbboy..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

Bob Luman - You cant take the country from the boy