Durham Town Roger Whittaker
I've searched the net for this tab, but the ones I found wasn't quite right to my
ear, so this a modified version of what I've found so far.
I prefer to play this one with a capo on first
***CHORUS***
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* D A G A *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town *
* D G A D *
* I've got-ta leave old Durham Town *
* D F#m 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]Back in [A]nineteen [G]forty [A]four
[Bm]I remember [F#m]Daddy walkin [Bm]out the [F#m]door
[D]mom-ma told [A]me he was [G]goin to the [A]war, he was [Bm]leavin
[F#m]leavin leavin leavin leavin [A]me
***CHORUS
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/roger_whittaker/durham_town_crd.html )
When [D]I was a [A]boy I [G]spent my [A]time
[Bm]sittin on the [F#m]banks of the [Bm]river [F#m]Tyne
[D]whatchin' all the [A]ships goin [G]down the [A]line, they were [Bm]leavin
[F#m]leavin leavin leavin leavin [A]me
***CHORUS
[D]Last week [A]momma [G]passed a-[A]way
[Bm]"good bye [F#m]son" is [Bm]all she'd [F#m]say
"[D]there,s no [A]call for [G]me to [A]stay so I'm [Bm]leavin
[F#m]leavin leavin leavin leavin [A]free
/::
[D]I've gotta [A]leave old [G]Durham [A]Town
[D]I've gotta [G]leave old [A]Durham [D]Town
[D]I've gotta [F#m]leave old [Bm]Durham [Gm]Town
and that [D]leavins gonna [A]get me
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[D]La lala-[A]la la [G]lala [A]la
[D]la lala-[G]la la [A]lala [D]la
[D]la lala-[F#m]la la [Bm]lala [Gm]lala
lala [D]lalalala [A]lalala-[D]la
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