(Chorus):
D
I feel no shame
D
I'm proud of where I came from
CGD
I was born and raised in the boondocks
D
One thing I know
D
No matter where I go
CGD
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks
(Verse)
Am
And I can feel
CD
That muddy water running through my veins
AmCD
And I can hear that lullaby of a midnight train
CG
It sings to me and it sounds familiar
(Repeat Chorus)
Am
And I can taste
CD
That honeysuckle and it's still so sweet
Am
When it grows wild
CD
On the banks down at old camp creek
CG
Yeah, and it calls to me like a warm wind blowing
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge)
GD
It's where I learned about living
GD
It's where I learned about love
GD
It's where I learned about working hard
CG
And having a little was just enough
GD
It's where I learned about Jesus
GD
And knowing where I stand
GDC
You can take it or leave it, this is me
GD
This is who I am
(Solo) D - D - C - G - D
(Pre-Chorus - I enjoy strumming the chords lightly through this even though the
song only has one or two strums per chord)
Am
Give me a tin roof
CDA front porch and a gravel road
C
And that's home to me
G
It feels like home to me
(Repeat Chorus)
CGD
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks
** NC (1st time around) **
You get a line, I'll get a pole
We'll go fishing in the crawfish hole
Five-card poker on a Saturday night
Church on Sunday morning
** 2nd time has light single strums, 3rd time play these chords **
D
You get a line, I'll get a pole
CG
We'll go fishing in the crawfish hole
(Down in the boondocks)
D
Five-card poker on a Saturday night
CGD
Church on Sunday morning
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.