{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1044426,"song":"Dirty Old Town","artist":"Ewan MacColl","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11230605-dirty-old-town-chords-by-ewan-maccoll/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1044426?type=chord","rating":4.62395,"votes":95,"content":"Dirty Old Town chords\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI found my love, [/tab]\r\n\r\nby the gasworks croft. \r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDreamed a dream, [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nby the old canal. [/tab]\r\n\r\nI kissed my girl, \r\n\r\nby the factory wall. \r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDirty old town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ndirty old town. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe clouds are drifting, [/tab]\r\n\r\nacross the moon. \r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCats are prowling, [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\non their feet. [/tab]\r\n\r\nSpring-s a girl, \r\n\r\nfrom the streets at night. \r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDirty old town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ndirty old town. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI heard a siren, [/tab]\r\n\r\nfrom the docks. \r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSaw a train, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nset the night on fire. [/tab]\r\n\r\nSmelled the spring, \r\n\r\nin that smoky wind. \r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDirty old town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ndirty old town. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going to make, [/tab]\r\n\r\nme a good sharp axe; \r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShining steel, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntempered in the fire. [/tab]\r\n\r\nI'll chop you down, \r\n\r\nlike an old dead tree. \r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDirty old town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ndirty old town. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI met my love, [/tab]\r\n\r\nby the gas works wall. \r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDreamed a dream, [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nby the old canal. [/tab]\r\n\r\nI kissed my girl, \r\n\r\nby the factory wall. \r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDirty old town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ndirty old town. [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDirty old town, [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ndirty old town. [/tab]\r","plain_text":"Dirty Old Town chords\n\n\nG\n\n\n\nby the gasworks croft. \n\n\n\nI kissed my girl, \n\nby the factory wall. \n\n\n\n\n\nacross the moon. \n\n\n\nSpring-s a girl, \n\nfrom the streets at night. \n\n\n\nG C G D Em\n\n\n\nfrom the docks. \n\n\n\nSmelled the spring, \n\nin that smoky wind. \n\n\n\n\n\nme a good sharp axe; \n\n\n\nI'll chop you down, \n\nlike an old dead tree. \n\n\n\n\n\nby the gas works wall. \n\n\n\nI kissed my girl, \n\nby the factory wall.","chords":["G","C","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}