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Durham Town
Roger Whittaker
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I've searched the net for this tab, but the ones I found wasn't quite right to my
ear, so this a modified version of what I've found so far.
I prefer to play this one with a 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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