C G F G I`ve got to leave old Durham town, C F G C 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, C E Am E I remember Daddy walking out the door. C G F G Am 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, C E Am E 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)