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Dirty Old Town

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DIRTY OLD TOWN
As recorded by Rod Stewart
(From the 1970 Album AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN)
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CFound my love by the gaswork croft
CDreamed a dream by the old canal
Kissed my Amgirl by the factory wCall
             Dm              G      AmN.C.
Dirty old town,   dirty old town
[Verse 2]
I heard a Csiren from the dock
CSaw a train set the night on fire
Smelled Amthe spring on the sulfured Cwind
                        G           F      AmN.C.
Dirty old town, whoa-oh, dirty old town
[Verse 3]
We're goin' to Ctake a good sharp axe
CShining steel tempered in the fire
And we'll chop Amyou down like an old dead Ctree
Dirty old Dmtown, dirty Amold town
                   Dm           G         AmN.C.
Dirty old town, whoa-oh, dirty old town
[Interlude]
Am
[Outro]
AmAnd oh we'll chop you down
AmOh, dirty, dirty, dirty old town
AmDirty old town, dirty old town
AmAnd oh whoa-oh dirty old town
AmChop you down one of these days

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Dirty Old Town

by Rod Stewart

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DIRTY OLD TOWN

As recorded by Rod Stewart

(From the 1970 Album AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Found my love by the gaswork croft

Dreamed a dream by the old canal

Am C

Kissed my girl by the factory wall

Dm G Am

N.C.

Dirty old town, dirty old town

[Verse 2]

I heard a siren from the dock

Saw a train set the night on fire

Am C

Smelled the spring on the sulfured wind

G F Am

N.C.

Dirty old town, whoa-oh, dirty old town

[Verse 3]

We're goin' to take a good sharp axe

Shining steel tempered in the fire

Am C

And we'll chop you down like an old dead tree

Dm Am

Dirty old town, dirty old town

Dm G Am

N.C.

Dirty old town, whoa-oh, dirty old town

[Interlude]

[Outro]

And oh we'll chop you down

Oh, dirty, dirty, dirty old town

Dirty old town, dirty old town

And oh whoa-oh dirty old town

Chop you down one of these days

About Dirty Old Town Chords by Rod Stewart

Learn how to play Dirty Old Town by Rod Stewart with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dirty Old Town chords”, “Dirty Old Town guitar chords”, or “Rod Stewart Dirty Old Town chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Dirty Old Town chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dirty Old Town lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Am, Dm, G, F.

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