Durham Town chords by Roger Whittaker

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice



DURHAM  TOWN
                         * 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                        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                                   Em
   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                         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                                           Em
   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            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                                           Em
   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


THE END!