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Dirty Old Town

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Liam Clancy - Dirty Old Town
CAPO: 1st Fret
[INTRO:] C  
[VERSE 1:]
I saw my CloveAm___C  
Where the gaslight GfallsAm  G  
CDreamed a Fdream___ Fm  
by the old caCnalAm___C  
FKissed my CgirlAm___C  
by the factory GwallAm  G  
CDirty old Gtown, dirty old Amtown
[VERSE 2:]
Clouds are CdrifAmtingC___
across the GmoonAm  G  
CCats are Fprowling
Gon their CbeaAmt__C  
FSprings a CgirlAm___C  
in the street at GnightAm  G  
CDirty old Gtown, dirty old Amtown
[VERSE 3:]
I heard a CsireAmn___C_
from the GdocksAm  G  
CSaw a Ftrain___Fm  
set the night on CfirAme__C  
FSmelled the CspriAmngC  
on the smoky GwindAm  G  
CDirty old Gtown, dirty old Amtown
[VERSE 4:]
I'm going to CtakeAm___C  
a good sharp GaxeAm  G  
CShining Fsteel___Fm  
tempered in the CfirAme__C  
FWe'll chop you CdownAm___C  
like an old dead GtreeAm  G  
CDirty old Gtown, dirty old Amtown

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Dirty Old Town

by Liam Clancy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Liam Clancy - Dirty Old Town

CAPO: 1st Fret

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C Am C

I saw my love___

G Am G

Where the gaslight falls

C F Fm

Dreamed a dream___

C Am C

by the old canal___

F C Am C

Kissed my girl___

G Am G

by the factory wall

C G Am

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[VERSE 2:]

C Am C

Clouds are drifting___

G Am G

across the moon

C F

Cats are prowling

G C Am C

on their beat__

F C Am C

Springs a girl___

G Am G

in the street at night

C G Am

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[VERSE 3:]

C Am C

I heard a siren____

G Am G

from the docks

C F Fm

Saw a train___

C Am C

set the night on fire__

F C Am C

Smelled the spring

G Am G

on the smoky wind

C G Am

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[VERSE 4:]

C Am C

I'm going to take___

G Am G

a good sharp axe

C F Fm

Shining steel___

C Am C

tempered in the fire__

F C Am C

We'll chop you down___

G Am G

like an old dead tree

C G Am

Dirty old town, dirty old town

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