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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