Durham Town

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* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town     *
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* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town     *
* D           F#m       Bm     Gm       *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town     *
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* and that leavin's gonna get me down   *
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Back in nineteen forty four
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I remember Daddy walkin out the door
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mom-ma told me he was goin to the war, he was leavin
F#m                          A
leavin leavin leavin leavin  me


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When I was a boy I spent my time
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sittin on the banks of the river Tyne
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whatchin' all the ships goin down the line, they were leavin
F#m                           A
leavin leavin leavin leavin   me


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Last week momma passed a-way
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"good bye son" is all she'd say
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"there,s no call for me to stay so I'm leavin
F#m                         A
leavin leavin leavin leavin free

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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
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la  lala-la   la   lala   la


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la  lala-la    la  lala  lala
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lala  lalalala   lalala-la