Dirty Old Town Uke tab by Pogues

6 Chords used in the song: G, C, D, Em, F, Am

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Year:  1985
Difficulty: 
3.17
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Key: C, G, Am, EmChords
G G
I met my love, by the gas works wall
C C G G
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D D Em Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

G G
Clouds are drifting across the moon
C C G G
Cats are prowling on their beats

Springs a girl on the streets at night
D D Em Em
dirty old town, dirty old town

Bridge played over:
C C C C C C C C F F F F C C C C C C C C C C C C G G G G Am Am

G G
Heard a siren from the dock
C C G G
saw a train cut the night on fire

smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
D D Em Em
dirty old town, dirty old town


G G
I'm going to make me a big sharp ax
C C G G
Shining steel tempered in the fire

I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
D D Em Em
dirty old town, dirty old town


G G
I met my love, by the gas works wall
C C G G
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D D Em Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town
D D Em Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

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About this song: Dirty Old Town

"Dirty Old Town" is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners, & recorded by The Pogues for their 2nd album, Rum Sodomy & The Lash. The song was written in reference to Salford, Lancashire, England, the city where Ewan MacColl was brought up. Salford is, in fact, a city. When he first wrote the song, the local council were unhappy at having Salford called a dirty old town and, after considerable criticism, the words of the song were changed from "smelled a Spring on the Salford wind" to "smelled a spring on the smoky wind".

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