Key: G
Introduction: D D D D G G D D Em Em Bm Bm
G
I met my love by the gas works wall
C G
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
G
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
G
Springs a girl from the streets at night
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town
G
I heard a siren from the docks
C G
Saw a train set the night on fire
G
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
G
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
G
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Am Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town