Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Am Difficulty: Novice Intro: C Verse 1: C Found my love by the gaswork croft C Dreamed a dream by the old canal Am C Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dm G Am N.C. Dirty old town, dirty old town
Verse 2: C I heard a siren from the dock C Saw a train set the night on fire Am C Smelled the spring on the sulfured wind G F Am N.C. Dirty old town, whoa-oh, dirty old town Verse 3: C We're goin' to take a good sharp axe C Shining steel tempered in the fire Am C And we'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dm Am Dirty old town, dirty old town Dm G Am N.C. Dirty old town, whoa-oh, dirty old town Interlude: Am Outro: Am And oh we'll chop you down Am Oh, dirty, dirty, dirty old town Am Dirty old town, dirty old town Am And oh whoa-oh dirty old town Am Chop you down one of these days