D
A
G
A
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
G
A
D
I’ve got to leave old Durham town.
F~
Bm
G
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
A
D
And that leaving’s gonna get me down.
D
G
A
Back in nineteen forty-four,
Bm
F~
Bm
F~
I remember Daddy walking out the door.
D
A
G
D
Mama told me he was going to war,
Bm
F~
he was leaving, leaving,
F~7
leaving, leaving, leaving me.
D
A
G
A
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
G
A
D
I’ve got to leave old Durham town.
F~
Bm
G
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
A
D
And that leaving’s gonna get me down.
D
A
G
A
When I was a boy, I spent my time,
Bm
F~
Bm
F~
Sitting on the banks of the river Tyne.
D
A
G
A
Watching all the ships going down the line,
Bm
F~
they were leaving, leaving,
F~7
leaving, leaving, leaving me.
D
A
G
A
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
G
A
D
I’ve got to leave old Durham town.
F~
Bm
G
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
A
D
And that leaving’s gonna get me down.
D
A
G
A
Last week my Mama passed away,
Bm
F~
Bm
F~
“Goodbye, son” was all she’d say.
D
A
G
A
There’s no cause for me to stay,
Bm
F~
so I’m leaving, leaving,
F~7
leaving, leaving, leaving free.
D
A
G
A
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
G
A
D
I’ve got to leave old Durham town.
F~
Bm
G
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
A
D
And that leaving’s gonna get me down.
D
A
G
A
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
G
A
D
I’ve got to leave old Durham town.
F~
Bm
G
I’ve got to leave old Durham town,
D
A
D
And that leaving’s gonna get me down.
D
G
F~
Bm
A
F~7
