Durham Town Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I'v[Em]e[C][F][G]
got to [D]leave old
[Em]Durham [C]town,
[D]I'v[G]e got to lea[C]ve old
[D]Durham [G]town,
I've got to [B]leave old
[Em]Durham [Adim]town,
And that [D]leavin's gonna
get me [G]down.
Back in [D]1944, [C]I r[D]eme[Em]mber
[B]Daddy walking out the door
Mama [G]told [D]me he was [C]going to [D]war,
he was [Em]leaving
Leav[B]ing, leaving, leaving, leaving me
[G]I've [C]got to [D]leave old
[Em]Durham [C]town,
[D]I'v[G]e got to lea[C]ve old
[D]Durham town,
[G]I've got to lea[B]ve old
[Em]Durham [B]town,
[Adim]And that lea[D]vin's gonna
get me [G]down.[Dsus4]
When [G]I was a b[D]oy, I s[C]pent my time
[Dsus4]Sittin' o[D]n t[Em]he banks of [B]the
[Em]River
[B]Tyne
[G]Watchin' all the [D]ships goin' [C]down the line
[D]They were lea[Em]vin', leavin'[B],
leavin', leavin'
me [D]I've [G]gotta lea[D]ve old
[Em]Durham [C]town
[D]I've [G]gotta lea[C]ve old
[D]Durham [G]town, I've gotta [B]leave old
[Em]Durham [Cm]town,
[Adim]And that lea[G]vin's gonna
[D]get me [G]down[Dsus4]
[G]Last week,
[D]Mama pas[C]sed away
[D]Goodbye[Em], son[B],
was [Em]all she'd [B]say
There's [G]no [Am]call [D]for [C]me to stay
[D]So I'm [Em]leavin', leav[B]in',
leavin', leavin',
leavin' free [D]I've[G]
gotta [D]leave old
[Em]Durham [C]town
[D]I'v[G]e got to lea[C]ve old
[D]Durham town,
[G]I've got to lea[B]ve old
[Em]Durham [Eb]town,
And [A]that [B]leavin's gonna [C]get [Am]me
[D]dow[G]n.[Em][C]
[F][D][G]
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