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C G F G
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
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I `ve got to leave old Durham town.
E Am F
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
C G C
and the leaving`s gonna get me down.
C G F G
1. I remember back in forty-four,
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I remember Daddy walking out the door.
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Mama told me he was going to war, he was leaving,
E
leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me, now.
C G F G
2. When I was a boy, I spent my time,
C E Am E
sitting on the banks of the river side.
C G F G Am
Watching all the ships going down the line, they were leaving,
E
leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me, now.
C G F G
3. The last week Mama passed away,
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good-bye, son, was all she`d say.
C G F G Am
There`s no cause for me to stay, so I`m leaving,
E
leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free, now.
Chorus (2x)