Biography:
Roger Whittaker (born March 22, 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a British singer/songwriter and musician with worldwide record sales of more than 55 million. His music is of the folk/easy listening genre. In his early career, his trademark was his fantastic whistling ability.
Whittakers first chart success came in 1969, when "Durham Town (The Leavin')" was his first UK Top 20 hit. In 1970 came two follow-up hits, "I Don't Believe In If Anymore" (Top 10) and "New World In The Morning" (Top 20)
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Other songs:
- I Don T Believe In If Anymore
- The Last Farewell
- New World In The Morning
- Albany
- Canada Is
- Darcy The Dragon
- Das Alte Schiff
- Durham Town
- Happy Everything
- Hello Bonjour Happy Day
- Hello Good Morning Happy Day
- I Dont Believe In If Anymore
- Im Back
- La Ballade De Lamour
- Morning Please Dont Come
- My Land Is Kenya
- River Lady
- Stranger On The Shore
- Une Rose Pour Isabelle
- Yellow Bird
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(Intro)
G F G F C
(Verse 1)
C F C
You only got one mama you only got one pa
C F C
You only got one life to live no matter who you are
C G F Dm
You can go the whole world over every city has its dawn
C F G C G
But everybody living has one place where he was born
(Chorus)
G C F C
And mine is Kenya so warm and wild and free
F Em Dm G
You'll always stay with me here in my heart
C F C
My land is Kenya right from your highlands to the sea
F Em Dm G F C G F G F C
You'll always stay with me here in my heart here in my heart
(Verse 2)
C F C
You only got one childhood and the memories that spring
C F C
When you see your house the tree you climbed and all those precious things
C G F Dm
The faces of the friends I had the images that form
C F G C G
When I close my eyes in the land I love the land where I was born
(Chorus)
G C F C
My land is Kenya so warm and wild and free
F Em Dm G
You'll always stay with me here in my heart
G C F C
My land is Kenya right from your highlands to the sea
F Em Dm G F C
You'll always stay with me here in my heart here in my heart
(Interval as lines 1 and 2 of verse)
C F C F Em Dm G
(Outro)
G C F C
My land is Kenya right from your highlands to the sea
F Em Dm G F C G F G F C
You'll always stay with me here in my heart here in my heart
G F G F C
(Verse 1)
C F C
You only got one mama you only got one pa
C F C
You only got one life to live no matter who you are
C G F Dm
You can go the whole world over every city has its dawn
C F G C G
But everybody living has one place where he was born
(Chorus)
G C F C
And mine is Kenya so warm and wild and free
F Em Dm G
You'll always stay with me here in my heart
C F C
My land is Kenya right from your highlands to the sea
F Em Dm G F C G F G F C
You'll always stay with me here in my heart here in my heart
(Verse 2)
C F C
You only got one childhood and the memories that spring
C F C
When you see your house the tree you climbed and all those precious things
C G F Dm
The faces of the friends I had the images that form
C F G C G
When I close my eyes in the land I love the land where I was born
(Chorus)
G C F C
My land is Kenya so warm and wild and free
F Em Dm G
You'll always stay with me here in my heart
G C F C
My land is Kenya right from your highlands to the sea
F Em Dm G F C
You'll always stay with me here in my heart here in my heart
(Interval as lines 1 and 2 of verse)
C F C F Em Dm G
(Outro)
G C F C
My land is Kenya right from your highlands to the sea
F Em Dm G F C G F G F C
You'll always stay with me here in my heart here in my heart
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