I personally think this is played out of a standard E. All A's and E's are major.
Leave the top (high pitched) E string open on all D's.
Try doing a pull off of the bottom E string - (3rd fret like a G) before the end
of each major verse or chorus that ends with E. This will give you that step-DOWN
deep tone like "born and raised in the boon (pull off) docks".
Also, before the D's, try a step-UP pull off of the second string (3rd fret) going
into the D. Like this: "I keep my (pull off (second string)) heart and soul in the
boon (pull off (bottom E string)) docks".
Adding these two pull-offs will give you more of a country sound and will help with
the spaces between chords.
E
I feel no shame
E
I'm proud of where I came from
D A E
I was born and raised in the boondocks
E
One thing I know
E
No matter where I go
D A E
I keep my heart and soul in the boondocks
(Verse)
B
And I can feel
D E
That muddy water running through my veins
B D E
And I can hear that lullaby of a midnight train
D A
It sings to me and it sounds familiar
(Repeat Chorus)
B
And I can taste
D E
That honeysuckle and it's still so sweet
B
When it grows wild
D E
On the banks down at old camp creek
D A
Yeah, and it calls to me like a warm wind blowing
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge)
D A-E
It's where I learned about living
D A-E
It's where I learned about love
D A-E
It's where I learned about working hard
D D A E (Theres a lead guitar playin a riff here that is in E)
And having a little was just e-nough
D A-E
It's where I learned about Jesus
D A-E
And knowing where I stand
D A-E D
You can take it or leave it, this is me
A E
This is who I am
(Solo) E - E - D - A - E
B
Give me a tin roof
D E
A front porch and a gravel road
D
And that's home to me
A
It feels like home to me
(Repeat Chorus)
D A E
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 **
E
You get a line, I'll get a pole
D A
We'll go fishing in the crawfish hole
(Down in the boondocks)
E
Five-card poker on a Saturday night
D A E
Church on Sunday morning
Travis Ireson
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