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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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***
*****************************************
* 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 *
*****************************************
D A G A
Back in nineteen forty four
Bm F#m Bm F#m
I remember Daddy walkin out the door
D A G A Bm
mom-ma told me he was goin to the war, he was leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin me
***CHORUS
D A G A
When I was a boy I spent my time
Bm F#m Bm F#m
sittin on the banks of the river Tyne
D A G A Bm
whatchin' all the ships goin down the line, they were leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin me
***CHORUS
D A G A
Last week momma passed a-way
Bm F#m Bm F#m
"good bye son" is all she'd say
D A G A Bm
"there,s no call for me to stay so I'm leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin free
/::
D A G A
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D G A D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D F#m Bm Gm
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D A
and that leavins gonna get me
::/
D A G A
La lala-la la lala la
D G A D
la lala-la la lala la
D F#m Bm Gm
la lala-la la lala lala
D A D
lala lalalala lalala-la
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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***
*****************************************
* 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 *
*****************************************
D A G A
Back in nineteen forty four
Bm F#m Bm F#m
I remember Daddy walkin out the door
D A G A Bm
mom-ma told me he was goin to the war, he was leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin me
***CHORUS
D A G A
When I was a boy I spent my time
Bm F#m Bm F#m
sittin on the banks of the river Tyne
D A G A Bm
whatchin' all the ships goin down the line, they were leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin me
***CHORUS
D A G A
Last week momma passed a-way
Bm F#m Bm F#m
"good bye son" is all she'd say
D A G A Bm
"there,s no call for me to stay so I'm leavin
F#m A
leavin leavin leavin leavin free
/::
D A G A
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D G A D
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D F#m Bm Gm
I've gotta leave old Durham Town
D A
and that leavins gonna get me
::/
D A G A
La lala-la la lala la
D G A D
la lala-la la lala la
D F#m Bm Gm
la lala-la la lala lala
D A D
lala lalalala lalala-la
http://www.rogerwhittaker.com/
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