***Dirty Old Town - by Ewan McColl
from the album "Rum Sodomy & The Lash"

Dirty Old Town - as perfomed by The Pogues

(Shuffle feel, very open and loose)

Intro:
         D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)Bme|-----------------------5-7--5----------------------| (x24432@1)B|---3-5-7--3-5-7-3----7--------7-5-3-7----3-7-5---3-|
G|-2----------------2--------------------2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


          GI (320003@1)met my love, by the gas works wall
           C (x32010@1)               GDreamed (320003@1)a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
           D (xx0232@1)             EmDirty (022000@1)old town, dirty old town

            GClouds (320003@1)are drifting across the moon
          C (x32010@1)               GCats (320003@1)are prowling on their beats

Springs a girl on the streets at night
 D (xx0232@1)             Emdirty (022000@1)old town, dirty old town

Bridge played over:
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C  F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F  C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C  G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  Am (x02210@1)         GHeard (320003@1)a siren from the dock
      C (x32010@1)                    Gsaw (320003@1)a train cut the night on fire

smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
           D (xx0232@1)            Emdirty (022000@1)old town, dirty old town


             GI'm (320003@1)going to make me a big sharp ax
         C (x32010@1)      GShining (320003@1)steel tempered in the fire

I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
          D (xx0232@1)             Emdirty (022000@1)old town, dirty old town


         GI (320003@1)met my love, by the gas works wall
          C (x32010@1)     GDreamed (320003@1)a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
           D (xx0232@1)             EmDirty (022000@1)old town, dirty old town
           D (xx0232@1)             EmDirty (022000@1)old town, dirty old town