Biography:
Tom Paxton (born Thomas Richard Paxton on October 31, 1937) is an American singer and writer of folk music whose songs have had enduring appeal (and include modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind") known for a cynical, often political edge. In 2009, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Paxton was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest child of Burton and Esther Paxton. The Paxton family moved to Bristow, Oklahoma in 1948, where Tom grew to adulthood and which he still considers home.
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- Daily News
- You Can Eat Dog Food
- Born On The Fourth Of July
- Bottle Of Wine
- Buy A Gun For Your Son
- Cant Help But Wonder Where Im Bound
- Crazy John
- Did You Hear John Hurt
- George W Told The Nation
- Getting Up Early
- Going To The Zoo
- Goodman Schwerner And Chaney
- Hold On To
- I Dont Want A Bunny Wunny
- I Give You The Morning
- Im The Man That Built The Bridges
- In Florida
- It Aint Easy
- Jimmy Newman
- Johhny Got A Gun
- Johnny Got A Gun
- Last Thing On My Mind
- Leaving London
- Lyndon Johnson Told The Nation
- Marvellous Toy
- Marvelous Toy
- My Ladys A Wild Flying Dove
- My Son John
- Ramblin Boy
- Susie Most Of All
- The Last Thing On My Mind
- The Party
- The Willing Conscript
- This World Goes Round And Round
- Wasnt That A Party
- When Annie Took Me Home
- When You Shook Your Long Hair Down
- Yuppies In The Sky
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Tom Paxton
Leaving London
Capo 9
G Em
With a dark and rolling sea
G Em
Between my true love and me
G Em D G
I keep walking through this cold hard town
G Em
While I wait for better days
G Em
I could use a place to stay
G Em D G
Or a floor where I could lay my blanket down
Chorus:
C G
If I could beg, steal or borrow
C G D
A ticket on some ship or pla-ane
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
G Em
Up at dawn to change my shirt
G Em
And to wash away the dirt
G Em D G
Then it's over to American Express
G Em
Not one letter did I find
G Em
No, she didn't send one line
G Em D G
Though I know she has my forwarding address
Chorus:
C G
If I could beg, steal or borrow
C G D
A ticket on some ship or pla-ane
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
G Em
Last night The Troubadour
G Em
Was so full, they barred the door
G Em D G
And I sang a song she knows quite well
G Em
But it wouldn't take too long
G Em
To make up another song
G Em D G
For a lonesome and a last farewell
Chorus:
C G
If I could beg, steal or borrow
C G D
A ticket on some ship or pla-ane
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
Or you could use these chords for Capo 4:
G=C
Em=Am
D=G
C=F
Leaving London
Capo 9
G Em
With a dark and rolling sea
G Em
Between my true love and me
G Em D G
I keep walking through this cold hard town
G Em
While I wait for better days
G Em
I could use a place to stay
G Em D G
Or a floor where I could lay my blanket down
Chorus:
C G
If I could beg, steal or borrow
C G D
A ticket on some ship or pla-ane
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
G Em
Up at dawn to change my shirt
G Em
And to wash away the dirt
G Em D G
Then it's over to American Express
G Em
Not one letter did I find
G Em
No, she didn't send one line
G Em D G
Though I know she has my forwarding address
Chorus:
C G
If I could beg, steal or borrow
C G D
A ticket on some ship or pla-ane
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
G Em
Last night The Troubadour
G Em
Was so full, they barred the door
G Em D G
And I sang a song she knows quite well
G Em
But it wouldn't take too long
G Em
To make up another song
G Em D G
For a lonesome and a last farewell
Chorus:
C G
If I could beg, steal or borrow
C G D
A ticket on some ship or pla-ane
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
C G
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
C D G
To fly to my own love again
Or you could use these chords for Capo 4:
G=C
Em=Am
D=G
C=F
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