D
I feel no shame
D
I'm proud of where I came from
      C        G                 D
I was born and raised in the boondocks
D
One thing I know
D
No matter where I go
          C         G               D
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks


[Verse 1]

          Am
And I can feel
     C                              D
That muddy water running through my veins
          Am        C                     D
And I can hear that lullaby of a midnight train
   C                  G
It sings to me and it sounds familiar


[Chorus]

D
I feel no shame
D
I'm proud of where I came from
      C        G                 D
I was born and raised in the boondocks
D
One thing I know
D
No matter where I go
          C         G               D
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks


[Verse 2]

          Am
And I can taste
     C                             D
That honeysuckle and it's still so sweet
        Am
When it grows wild
C                             D
On the banks down at old camp creek
             C                  G
Yeah, and it calls to me like a warm wind blowing


[Chorus]

D
I feel no shame
D
I'm proud of where I came from
      C        G                 D
I was born and raised in the boondocks
D
One thing I know
D
No matter where I go
          C         G               D
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks


[Bridge]

G                          D
It's where I learned about living
G                          D
It's where I learned about love
G                          D 
It's where I learned about working hard
    C                   G 
And having a little was just enough
G                          D
It's where I learned about Jesus
G                   D
And knowing where I stand
G                    D       C
You can take it or leave it, this is me
G            D
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)


[Verse 3]

          Am 
Give me a tin roof
  C                    D
A front porch and a gravel road
           C 
And that's home to me
              G 
It feels like home to me


[Chorus]

D
I feel no shame
D
I'm proud of where I came from
      C        G                 D
I was born and raised in the boondocks
D
One thing I know
D
No matter where I go
          C         G               D
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks

          C         G               D
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks


N.C. (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
C                       G
We'll go fishing in the crawfish hole
(Down in the boondocks)

D
Five-card poker on a Saturday night
C         G      D   
Church on Sunday morning