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Dirty Old Town by The Pogues




                      Dirty Old Town







Tuning: eBGDAE (Standard)

X = Not played
 
CHORDS:
G=      C=      D=      Em=
e|-3-|  e|-0-|  e|-2-|  e|-0-|
B|-3-|  B|-1-|  B|-3-|  B|-0-|
G|-0-|  G|-0-|  G|-2-|  G|-0-|
D|-0-|  D|-2-|  D|-0-|  D|-2-|
A|-2-|  A|-3-|  A|-X-|  A|-2-|
E|-3-|  E|-X-|  E|-X-|  E|-0-|

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*These are the chords for my previously tabbed vocal part*
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VERSE 1:
          G
I 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


VERSE 2:
             G
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
Dirty old town, dirty old town

INSTRUMENTAL: (Key change)

C, F, C, G, Am


VERSE 3:
           G
I Heard a siren from the docks
        C                     G
Saw a train set the night on fire

I Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
           D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town


VERSE 4:
           G                      
I'm gonna make me a big sharp axe
          C                    G
Shining steel tempered in the fire

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

VERSE 5:
          G                         
I 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               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town











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version 2







(Shuffle feel, very open and loose)

G
Met my love, by the gas yard wall
           C                 G
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal

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

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         G
Heard a siren from the dock
      C                      G
saw a train cut the night on fire
            G
smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
           D              Em
dirty old town, dirty old town

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             G
I'm going to make a big sharp ax
         C
shining steel tempered in the fire
             G
I'll cut you down like an old dead tree
          D               Em
dirty old town, dirty old town

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            G
Clouds are drifting on the street
          C
Cats are prowling on their beats
          G
Springs a girl on the streets at night
 D               Em
dirty old town, dirty old town

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       G
Met my love, by the gas yard wall
          C
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
          G
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
           D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town











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version 3







(Shuffle feel, very open and loose)

Intro:
         D                 G          D        Em  Bm
e|-----------------------5-7--5----------------------|
B|---3-5-7--3-5-7-3----7--------7-5-3-7----3-7-5---3-|
G|-2----------------2--------------------2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


          G
I 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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


         G
I 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               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town









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version 4









INTRO/MAIN RIFF (Repeat through the entire song)


   G                                                C                G

    I  met my love by  the gas works wall, Dreamed a dream by the old canal
e|-----------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
B|--------------0-----------0-----------------0----3--------3--0----------0--|
G|------0---2-------2---0--------0---------------------------------2---0-----|
D|---0---------------------------------0-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    
                                           D              Em

   I kissed my girl by the factory wall... Dirty old town, Dirty old Town...
e|------0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------3---0-----------0---------------------0-------------------------|
G|--------------------2---0------0----------0--2--------2---2---0------------|
D|------------------------------------0-----------------------------2---2----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


            G
Clouds are drifting across the moon
          C
Cats are prowling on their beats
          
Springs a girl on the streets at night
 D               Em
dirty old town, dirty old town


        G
Heard a siren from the dock
      C                      
saw a train cut the night on fire
            
smelled the breeze on the smokey wind
D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town


         G        
I'm going to make me a big sharp axe
         C
shining steel tempered in the fire
             
I'll cut you down like an old dead tree
D               Em
dirty old town, dirty old town


       G
Met my love, by the gas yard wall
          C
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
          
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town









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version 5







E-----------------------------------------------------------5--7---5--------|
B-------3----3/5---5/7----3---5----5/7----3-----------7---------------7---5-|
G--2------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------7---5--------------------------------------------------|
B---3----3/7-----7----------7----3----5----5/7---3--------3----5----5/7---5-|
G----------------------------------------------------2----------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5---3-------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          G
I 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

             G
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
Dirty old town, dirty old town

INSTRUMENTAL Key change

C, F, C, G, Am

           G
I Heard a siren from the docks
        C                     G
Saw a train set the night on fire

I Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
           D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

           G
I'm gonna make me a big sharp axe
          C                    G
Shining steel tempered in the fire

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


          G
I 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               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town










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version 6









Tuning: eBGDAE (Standard)

This is a tab of the vocal part but i will do one with matching chords. 
It is easier to learn if you already know the Ionian/Major scale. This is in the key of D.

e|---------------------------|----10-12-10-------------|
B|---------12----10-12-------|-12----------12-10----12-|
G|----9-12----12-------12----|-------------------12----|
D|-12---------------------12-|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

e|----12-10-------------------|----------------------|
B|-12-------12----10-12-------|------12-10-10--------|
G|-------------12-------12----|----9----------12-9-9-|
D|-------------------------12-|-12-------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|

REPEAT THIS FOR ALL VERSES







I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I Kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

Clouds are drifting across the moon
Cats are prowling on their beat
Spring's a girl from the streets at night
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

I Heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
I Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

I'm gonna make me a big sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

I met my love by the gas works wall
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town









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