Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C]
Verse 1:
I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 2:
Clouds are [C] dri-i-iftin' across the moon
Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat
Springs a [Am] girl... from the streets at [C] night
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 3:
I heard a [C] siren... coming from the docks
Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire
I smelled the [Am] spring... on the smoky [C] wind
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
[Instrumental Verse]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[F] [F] [C] [C]
[Am] [Am] [C] [C]
[Dm] [G7] [Am] [Am]
Verse 4:
I'm gonna [C] make me... a big sharp axe
Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire
I’ll chop you [Am] down... like an old dead [C] tree
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Verse 5:
I met my [C] love... by the gas works wall
Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal
I kissed my [Am] girl... by the factory [C] wall
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Outro:
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
Dirty old [Dm] town... [G7] dirty old [Am] town
[Am / / ]
Dirty Old Town [C]The Pogues
Intro CCCC
Verse 1 I met my C love... by the gas works wall Dreamed a F dream... by the old caCnal I kissed my Am girl... by the factory C wall Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town
Verse 2 Clouds are C dri-i-iftin' across the moon Cats are F pro-o-owling on their C beat Springs a Am girl... from the streets at C night Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town
Verse 3 I heard a C siren... coming from the docks Saw a F train... set the night on C fire I smelled the Am spring... on the smoky C wind Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town
Instrumental Verse CCCC FFCC AmAmCC DmG7AmAm
Verse 4 I'm gonna C make me... a big sharp axe Shining F steel... tempered in a C fire I’ll chop you Am down... like an old dead C tree Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town
Verse 5 I met my C love... by the gas works wall Dreamed a F dream... by the old caCnal I kissed my Am girl... by the factory C wall Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town
Outro Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town Dirty old Dm town... G7 dirty old Am town