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Dirty Old Town

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"Dirty Old Town" - as played by The Dubliners
[Verse 1]
Met my Glove, by the gasworks croft
Dreamed a Cdream, by the old caGnal
I kissed my Ggirl, by the factory wall
Dirty old Dtown, dirty old EmtownG  
[Verse 2]
Clouds are Gdrifting across the moon
Cats are Cprowling on their Gbeat
Spring’s a Ggirl from the streets at night
Dirty old Dtown, dirty old EmtownG  
[Verse 3]
I heard a Gsiren from the docks
Saw a Ctrain set the night on Gfire
Smelled the Gspring on the smoky wind
Dirty old Dtown, dirty old EmtownG  
[Verse 4]
I'm going to Gmake a big sharp axe
Shining sCteel tempered in the Gfire
I'll cut you Gdown like an old dead tree
Dirty old Dtown, dirty old EmtownG  
[Verse 5]
Met my Glove, by the gas works wall
Dreamed a Cdream, by the old caGnal
I kissed my Ggirl, by the factory wall
Dirty old Dtown, dirty old Emtown
Dirty old Dtown, dirty old Gtown

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Dirty Old Town

by The Dubliners

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Chords in this song · guitar

"Dirty Old Town" - as played by The Dubliners

[Verse 1]

Met my love, by the gasworks croft

C G

Dreamed a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall

D Em G

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 2]

Clouds are drifting across the moon

C G

Cats are prowling on their beat

Spring’s a girl from the streets at night

D Em G

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 3]

I heard a siren from the docks

C G

Saw a train set the night on fire

Smelled the spring on the smoky wind

D Em G

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 4]

I'm going to make a big sharp axe

C G

Shining steel tempered in the fire

I'll cut you down like an old dead tree

D Em G

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 5]

Met my love, by the gas works wall

C G

Dreamed a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall

D Em

Dirty old town, dirty old town

D G

Dirty old town, dirty old town

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