***CHORUS***
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* D            A        G      D            *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town          *
* D            G        A      D              *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town            *
* D             F       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  Bm          F              Bm      F
Back in nineteen forty four I remember Daddy walkin out the door
 D          A          G           A
mom-ma told me he was goin to war,
          Bm          F                              A
he was leavin   leavin leavin leavin leavin    me


***CHORUS

   D      A     G              A    Bm            F            Bm        F
I was a boy I spent all my time sittin on the banks of the river tyne
  D               A         G        D
wachin all the ships goin down the line,
             Bm         F                              A
they were leavin       leavin leavin leavin leavin   me


***CHORUS

  D        A      G      A     Bm     F        Bm         F
last week momma passed away "good bye son" is all she'd say
  D           A      G        A           Bm
there,s no call for me to stay so am leavin 
  F                                        A
leavin      leavin leavin leavin leavin free
  D          A         G      D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town 
  D          G         A      D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town 
  D          F         Bm    Gm
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
             D           A
and that leavins gonna get me
 D            A        G       D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
 D            G        A       D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
 D            F        Bm     Gm
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
           D            A
And that leavins gonna get me
D        A        G       A
La  lalala   la   lalala
D        G        A       D
la  lalala   la   lalala

D       F         Bm    Gm
la  lalala    la  lalala    lala
D        A       D
lalalalala    lala.