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Durham Town by Roger Whittaker
Durham Town
capo on first
***CHORUS***
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* D A G A *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town *
* D G A D *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town *
* D F#m Bm Gm *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town *
* D A D *
* and that leavin's gonna get me down *
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D A G A
Back in nineteen forty four
Bm F#m Bm F#m
I remember Daddy walkin out the door
D A G A Bm
mom-ma told me he was goin to the war, he was leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin me
***CHORUS
D A G A
When I was a boy I spent my time
Bm F#m Bm F#m
sittin on the banks of the river Tyne
D A G A Bm
whatchin' all the ships goin down the line, they were leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin me
***CHORUS
D A G A
Last week momma passed a-way
Bm F#m Bm F#m
"good bye son" is all she'd say
D A G A Bm
"there,s no call for me to stay so I'm leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin free
/::
D A G A
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D G A D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D F#m Bm Gm
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D A
and that leavins gonna get me
::/
D A G A
La lala-la la lala la
D G A D
la lala-la la lala la
D F#m Bm Gm
la lala-la la lala lala
D A D
lala lalalala lalala-la
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version 2
The E chord played on the, Leaving, Leaving, Leaving, Me
should be played as a BARRE CHORD X79997 relative to the CAPO
* CAPO 1st FRET *
C G F G C F G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, I've got to leave old Durham Town
C E Am F C G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, And that leavin's gonna get me down
C G F G C E Am E
Back in nineteen forty four, I remember daddy walking out the door
C G F G
Mama told me he was going to war
Am E
He was leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me
C G F G C F G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, I've got to leave old Durham Town
C E Am F C G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, And that leavin's gonna get me down
C G F G C E Am E
When I was a boy I spent my time, Sitting on the banks of the river Tyne
C G F G
Watching all the ships goin' down the line
Am E
They were leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving, me
C G F G C F G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, I've got to leave old Durham Town
C E Am F C G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, And that leavin's gonna get me down
C G F G C E Am E
Last week Momma passed away, Goodbye son was all she'd say
C G F G
There's no call for me to stay
Am E
So I'm leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free
C G F G C F G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, I've got to leave old Durham Town
C E Am F C G
I've got to leave old Durham Town, And that leavin's gonna get me
C G F G C F G C
I've got to leave old Durham Town, I've got to leave old Durham Town
C E Am F C G
I've got to leave old Durham Town, And that leavin's gonna get me
C G F G C F G C
La da da da, Da da da da, La da da da, Da da da da
C E Am F C G C
La da da da, Da da da da, La da de da de da de da da da
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