* 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