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Dirty Old Town by Pogues
Dirty Old Town
(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
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
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
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
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 2
[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|---------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
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]
C C C C F F C C C C C C G G Am
[Verse]
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
[Refrain]
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 3
Tuning: eBGDAE (Standard)
[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 4
C => F => C
I met my love, by the gas works wall
F => G C => F => C
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
=> C7
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
Dm => Em Am => G
Dirty old town, dirty old town
Clouds are drifting on the street
Cats are prowling on their beats
Springs a girl on the streets at night
dirty old town, dirty old town
(to imitate the „siren“ I'm playing a Bbm-on-C/-on-F-combination)
C => Bbm => C
I heard a siren from the docks
Bbm => F C => F => C
saw a train set the night on fire
=> C7
I smelled the spring on the smokey wind
Dm => Em Am => G
dirty old town, dirty old town
I'm going to make 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 yard wall
I dreamed a dream, by the old canal
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
Dirty old town, dirty old town
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version 5
Tuning: Standard
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 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 a drifting across the moon
Cats a prowling on their beat
Spring's a girl in the street at night
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
Smelled the spring on the smokey wind
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I'm going to make a good sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
Will 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
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version 7
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 8
[intro in D]
D G D Em Bm
e|-----0-2----0-2------2-5-7--5-2-0---2------2-0-----|
B|---3------3-----3-----------------3------3-------3-|
G|-2----------------2--------------------2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[verse in G]
G C G D Em
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3-5--3------------5-3----------------------------|
G|--0-2-4--0-2-4-0--4------4-2-0-2-4--4---4--0-2-4-0----0-4-2--4-2-0--|
D|-0--------------0---------------------------------0--0------------2-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[bridge in C]
C F C G Am
e|---------0------0------0-3-5--3-0------0--5-3-0----0--------0--0-----|
B|--1-3-1-3----1-3--1---------------3-1-3---------1-3--1-----1-3--3-1--|
G|-0------------------0----------------------------------0--0--------2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 a drifting across the moon
Cats a prowling on their beat
Spring's a girl in the street at night
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Heard a siren from the docks
Saw a train set the night on fire
Smelled the spring on the smokey wind
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
I'm going to make a good sharp axe
Shining steel tempered in the fire
Will 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
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