Chords with lyrics
Dirty Old Town chords
Ewan MacColl 1949 (as performed by The Dubliners, The Pogues)
G+G
G+G
I met my love,
by the gas works wall.
C majorC
Dreamed a dream,
G+G
by the old canal.
I kissed my girl,
by the factory wall.
D MajorD
Dirty old town,
E minorEm
dirty old town.
G+G
The clouds are drifting,
across the moon.
C majorC
Cats are prowling,
G+G
on their feet.
Spring-s-a girl,
from the streets at night.
D MajorD
Dirty old town,
E minorEm
dirty old town.
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
G+G
I heard a siren,
from the docks.
C majorC
Saw a train,
G+G
set the night on fire.
Smelled the spring,
in that smoky wind.
D MajorD
Dirty old town,
E minorEm
dirty old town.
G+G
I'm going to make,
me a good sharp axe;
C majorC
Shining steel,
G+G
tempered in the fire.
I'll chop you down,
like an old dead tree.
D MajorD
Dirty old town,
E minorEm
dirty old town.
G+G
I met my love,
by the gas works wall.
C majorC
Dreamed a dream,
G+G
by the old canal.
I kissed my girl,
by the factory wall.
D MajorD
Dirty old town,
E minorEm
dirty old town.
D MajorD
Dirty old town,
E minorEm
dirty old town.
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