Durham Town Chords by Roger Whittaker
Tempo:
104.85 bpm
Chords used:
G#
C#
F#
A#m
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [G#] [Fm] .
[C#] [F#] [G#] .
[C#] [F] [A#m] .
[F#] [C#] .
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old [C#] Durham town.
[F] I've gotta [A#m] leave old Durham [F#] town.
[C#] And that [F#] leavin's gonna [G#] get [C#] me down .
Back [G#] in [F#] 1944.
[G#] .
[A#m] I remember [F] Daddy [A#m] walking out the [F] door.
[C#] Mama [G#] told me [F#] he was going [G#] to war.
He [A#m] was leaving, [F] leaving, leaving, leaving me.
[C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old [F#] Durham town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna [G#] get me [C#] down.
When [G#] I was a boy [F#] I spent [G#] my time.
[A#m] Sitting [F] on the banks [A#m] of the river [F] Tyne.
[C#] Watching [G#] all the ships [F#] going [G#] down the line.
And [A#m] they were leaving, .
[F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.
[C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old [G#] Durham town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
town.
I've [F] gotta [A#m] leave old [F#] Durham town.
[C#] And that leavin's [F#] gonna [G#] get me [C#] down .
[G#] Last week [F#] Mama passed [G#].
away.
[A#m] Goodbye [F] son, [A#m] was [F] all she [C#] said.
[G#] There's no cause [F#] for me [G#] to stay.
So [A#m] I'm leaving, [F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free.
[C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [F#] town.
And [C#] that leavin's [G#] gonna get me [C#] down.
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] Town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
Town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [D#m] Town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna get [G#] me.
[C#] La-la [G#]-la-la, [F#] la-la-la [G#]-la.
[C#] La-la [F#]-la-la, la [G#]-la-la-la.
[C#] La-la [F]-la-la, la [A#m]-la [F#]-la-la.
La [C#] la la la la la la.
[G#] [C#]
[C#] [F#] [G#] .
[C#] [F] [A#m] .
[F#] [C#] .
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old [C#] Durham town.
[F] I've gotta [A#m] leave old Durham [F#] town.
[C#] And that [F#] leavin's gonna [G#] get [C#] me down .
Back [G#] in [F#] 1944.
[G#] .
[A#m] I remember [F] Daddy [A#m] walking out the [F] door.
[C#] Mama [G#] told me [F#] he was going [G#] to war.
He [A#m] was leaving, [F] leaving, leaving, leaving me.
[C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old [F#] Durham town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna [G#] get me [C#] down.
When [G#] I was a boy [F#] I spent [G#] my time.
[A#m] Sitting [F] on the banks [A#m] of the river [F] Tyne.
[C#] Watching [G#] all the ships [F#] going [G#] down the line.
And [A#m] they were leaving, .
[F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.
[C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old [G#] Durham town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
town.
I've [F] gotta [A#m] leave old [F#] Durham town.
[C#] And that leavin's [F#] gonna [G#] get me [C#] down .
[G#] Last week [F#] Mama passed [G#].
away.
[A#m] Goodbye [F] son, [A#m] was [F] all she [C#] said.
[G#] There's no cause [F#] for me [G#] to stay.
So [A#m] I'm leaving, [F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free.
[C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [F#] town.
And [C#] that leavin's [G#] gonna get me [C#] down.
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] Town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
Town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [D#m] Town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna get [G#] me.
[C#] La-la [G#]-la-la, [F#] la-la-la [G#]-la.
[C#] La-la [F#]-la-la, la [G#]-la-la-la.
[C#] La-la [F]-la-la, la [A#m]-la [F#]-la-la.
La [C#] la la la la la la.
[G#] [C#]
Key:
G#
C#
F#
A#m
F
G#
C#
F#
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Fm] _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#m] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old [C#] Durham town.
_ [F] I've gotta [A#m] leave old Durham [F#] town.
[C#] And that [F#] leavin's gonna [G#] get [C#] me down _ _ .
_ Back [G#] in _ [F#] 1944.
[G#] _ .
[A#m] I remember [F] Daddy [A#m] walking out the [F] door.
[C#] Mama [G#] told me [F#] he was going [G#] to war.
He [A#m] was leaving, _ _ [F] leaving, leaving, leaving me.
_ [C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old [F#] Durham town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna [G#] get me [C#] down.
_ When _ [G#] I was a boy [F#] I spent [G#] my time.
[A#m] Sitting [F] on the banks [A#m] of the river [F] Tyne.
_ [C#] Watching [G#] all the ships [F#] going [G#] down the line.
And [A#m] they were leaving, _ .
_ [F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.
_ [C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old [G#] Durham town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
town.
I've [F] gotta [A#m] leave old [F#] Durham town.
[C#] And that leavin's [F#] gonna [G#] get me [C#] down _ .
_ _ [G#] Last week [F#] Mama passed [G#].
away.
[A#m] Goodbye [F] son, [A#m] was [F] all she [C#] said.
[G#] There's no cause [F#] for me [G#] to stay.
So [A#m] I'm leaving, _ _ [F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free.
_ _ [C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [F#] town.
And [C#] that leavin's [G#] gonna get me [C#] down.
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] Town.
_ [C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
Town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [D#m] Town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna get [G#] me.
[C#] La-la [G#]-la-la, [F#] la-la-la [G#]-la.
[C#] La-la [F#]-la-la, la [G#]-la-la-la.
[C#] _ La-la [F]-la-la, la [A#m]-la [F#]-la-la.
La [C#] la la la la la la.
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A#m] _ .
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old [C#] Durham town.
_ [F] I've gotta [A#m] leave old Durham [F#] town.
[C#] And that [F#] leavin's gonna [G#] get [C#] me down _ _ .
_ Back [G#] in _ [F#] 1944.
[G#] _ .
[A#m] I remember [F] Daddy [A#m] walking out the [F] door.
[C#] Mama [G#] told me [F#] he was going [G#] to war.
He [A#m] was leaving, _ _ [F] leaving, leaving, leaving me.
_ [C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old [F#] Durham town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna [G#] get me [C#] down.
_ When _ [G#] I was a boy [F#] I spent [G#] my time.
[A#m] Sitting [F] on the banks [A#m] of the river [F] Tyne.
_ [C#] Watching [G#] all the ships [F#] going [G#] down the line.
And [A#m] they were leaving, _ .
_ [F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.
_ [C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old [G#] Durham town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
town.
I've [F] gotta [A#m] leave old [F#] Durham town.
[C#] And that leavin's [F#] gonna [G#] get me [C#] down _ .
_ _ [G#] Last week [F#] Mama passed [G#].
away.
[A#m] Goodbye [F] son, [A#m] was [F] all she [C#] said.
[G#] There's no cause [F#] for me [G#] to stay.
So [A#m] I'm leaving, _ _ [F] leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free.
_ _ [C#] I've [G#] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [G#] town.
[C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#] town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [F#] town.
And [C#] that leavin's [G#] gonna get me [C#] down.
I've [G#] gotta leave [F#] old Durham [G#] Town.
_ [C#] I've [F#] gotta leave [G#] old Durham [C#].
Town.
I've [F] gotta leave [A#m] old Durham [D#m] Town.
And [C#] that leavin's gonna get [G#] me.
[C#] La-la [G#]-la-la, [F#] la-la-la [G#]-la.
[C#] La-la [F#]-la-la, la [G#]-la-la-la.
[C#] _ La-la [F]-la-la, la [A#m]-la [F#]-la-la.
La [C#] la la la la la la.
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .