Dirty Water tab by The Standells

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The Standells were from L.A., not Boston - but producer/writer/former
Four Prep Ed Cobb reputedly wrote this song about dorm curfews at Boston
University. --AWR


               "Dirty Water"
                (Ed Cobb)

Intro [6X; tambourine and bass enter 2nd time, drums 3rd, organ 4th]:

	[E MajorE]  [A/EA/E]  [E7no3][A/EA/E]
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-7---7-6---------|
	---------7-------|-----------------|
	/7---7-----------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	(spoken:)

	I'm gonna tell you a story
	I'm gonna tell you about my town
	I'm gonna tell you a big bad story, baby
	Aww, it's all about my town

Verse 1:

	    E MajorE [as above]
	Yeah, down by the river
	Down by the banks of the river Charles  (aw, that's what's happenin'
	                     baby)

	[A augmentedA]  [D/AD/A]  [A7no3][D/AD/A]
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-12--1211--------|
	---------12------|-----------------|
	/12--12----------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	A augmentedA [as above]
	That's where you'll find me
	                 E MajorE
	Along with lovers, fuggers, and thieves (aw, but they're cool people)
	    BB
	Well I love that dirty water
	(BB) Bb majorBb A augmentedA [N.C.]        E MajorE
	    Oh, Boston, you're my home  (oh, you're the Number One place)

Verse 2:

	Frustrated women  (I mean they're frustrated)
	Have to be in by twelve o'clock (oh, that's a shame)
	But I'm wishin' and a-hopin, oh
	That just once those doors weren't locked (I like to save time for
	                      my baby to walk around)
	Well I love that dirty water
	Oh, Boston, you're my home  (oh, yeah)

Instrumental (as per verse chords; harmonica [A augmentedA] solo first four bars):

	Because I love that dirty water
	Oh, oh, Boston, you're my home  (oh, yeah)

Coda (repeat to fade over intro riff):

	Well, I love that dirty water  (I love it, baby)
	I love that dirty water     (I love Baw-stun)
	I love that dirty water     (Have you heard about the Strangler?)
	I love that dirty water     (I'm the man, I'm the man)
	I love that dirty water     (Owww!)
	I love that dirty water     (Come on, come on) [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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