Leaving London

        G                Em
There's dark and rolling sea
        G           Em
Between my love and me
       G               D    Em7  
As I walk through this cold 
     G
lonesome town

     G                 Em
As I wish for a better day
  G               Em
I need a place to stay
        G               D         
if it's just a floor to spread my 
Em7      G      G7
blanket down


[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow
  Em        C               
A ticket on some ole' ship or 
  G    D
pla-ane
    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow
        C         D           
And I'd fly to my own true love 
  G
again


[Verse 2]
        G               Em
Off and on to change my shirt
        G             Em
Just to wash away the dirt
              G       D    
And then it's over to American 
Em7 G
Express

          G           Em
And not a letter do I find
    G                  Em
She didn't even send a line
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      G               D      Em7 
And I know she has my forwarding 
G         G7
address


[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow
  Em        C               
A ticket on some ole' ship or 
  G    D
pla-ane
    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow
        C         D           
And I'd fly to my own true love 
  G
again


[Solo]


[Verse 3]
     G         Em
Last night The Troubadour
       G                     Em
Was so full, they barred the door
      G                D          
And I sang a song that she Loves 
  G
so well

       G                Em
And it wouldn't take me long
        G          Em
To make up another song
        G         D    Em7 G    
About a sad and a lonesome 
      G7
farewell


[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow
  Em        C               
A ticket on some ole' ship or 
  G    D
pla-ane
    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow
        C         D           
And I'd fly to my own true love 
  G
again


[Verse 4]
      G                Em
At my room I close the door
          G              Em
Spread my blanket on the floor
G              D        G
Feeling like a man in a cell

      G                Em
Sleep finally comes to me
      G                Em
and I drift across the sea
       G                   D    
To the waiting arms of the girl I 
   Em7     G      G7
love so well


[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow
  Em        C               
A ticket on some ole' ship or 
  G    D
pla-ane
    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow
        C         D           
And I'd fly to my own true love 
  G
again
        C         D           
Yes I'd fly to my own true love 
  G
again