Doc Watson – Leaving London (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

[Verse 1]
        G                Em
There's dark and rolling sea

        G           Em
Between my love and me

       G               D    Em7       G
As I walk through this cold lonesome town

     G                 Em
As I wish for a better day

  G               Em
I need a place to stay

        G               D         Em7      G      G7
if it's just a floor to spread my blanket down
[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow

  Em        C                 G    D
A ticket on some ole' ship or pla-ane

    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow

        C         D             G
And I'd fly to my own true love again
[Verse 2]
        G               Em
Off and on to change my shirt

        G             Em
Just to wash away the dirt

              G       D    Em7 G
And then it's over to American Express

          G           Em
And not a letter do I find

    G                  Em
She didn't even send a line

      G               D      Em7 G         G7
And I know she has my forwarding address
[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow

  Em        C                 G    D
A ticket on some ole' ship or pla-ane

    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow

        C         D             G
And I'd fly to my own true love again
[Solo] [Verse 3]
     G         Em
Last night The Troubadour

       G                     Em
Was so full, they barred the door

      G                D            G
And I sang a song that she Loves so well

       G                Em
And it wouldn't take me long

        G          Em
To make up another song

        G         D    Em7 G          G7
About a sad and a lonesome farewell
[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow

  Em        C                 G    D
A ticket on some ole' ship or pla-ane

    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow

        C         D             G
And I'd fly to my own true love again
[Verse 4]
      G                Em
At my room I close the door

          G              Em
Spread my blanket on the floor

G              D        G
Feeling like a man in a cell

      G                Em
Sleep finally comes to me

      G                Em
and I drift across the sea

       G                   D       Em7     G      G7
To the waiting arms of the girl I love so well
[Chorus]
       C                     G
And if I could beg, steal or borrow

  Em        C                 G    D
A ticket on some ole' ship or pla-ane

    C                 G
I'd leave ole' London tomorrow

        C         D             G
And I'd fly to my own true love again

        C         D             G
Yes I'd fly to my own true love again