Intro: | G | G | G | G | | C | C | G | G | | G | G | G | G | | D | D | Em | § |G I met my love, by the gas works croft 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 townInterlude: | G | G | G | G | | C | C | G | G | | G | G | G | G | | D | D | Em | § |Verso 1:
G Clouds are drifting across the moon C G Cats are prowling on their beat G Springs a girl, through the streets at night D Em Dirty old town, dirty old townVerso 2:
G I heard a siren from the dock 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 townVerso 3:
G I'm gonna to make, a good sharp axe C G Shinin' steel tempered in the fire G I'll chop you down, like an old dead tree D Em Dirty old town, dirty old townG I met my love, by the gas works wall C G Dreamed a dream, by the old canal G And I kissed my girl, by the factory wall D Em Dirty old town, dirty old townOutro: D E Em Dirty old town, dir-ty o-old to-own