Dirty Old Town chords by Ewan Maccoll

Dirty Old Town chords
Ewan MacColl 1949 (as performed by The Dubliners, The Pogues)

G

         G
I met my love,

by the gas works wall.
          C
Dreamed a dream,
             G
by the old canal.

I kissed my girl,

by the factory wall.
          D
Dirty old town,
          Em
dirty old town.

               G
The clouds are drifting,

across the moon.
         C
Cats are prowling,
         G
on their feet.

Spring-s-a girl,

from the streets at night.
          D
Dirty old town,
          Em
dirty old town.

G C G D Em

          G
I heard a siren,

from the docks.
      C
Saw a train,
                 G
set the night on fire.

Smelled the spring,

in that smoky wind.
          D
Dirty old town,
          Em
dirty old town.


             G
I'm going to make,

me a good sharp axe;
        C
Shining steel,
                G
tempered in the fire.

I'll chop you down,

like an old dead tree.
          D
Dirty old town,
          Em
dirty old town.

         G
I met my love,

by the gas works wall.
          C
Dreamed a dream,
             G
by the old canal.

I kissed my girl,

by the factory wall.
          D
Dirty old town,
          Em
dirty old town.

          D
Dirty old town,
          Em
dirty old town.



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