Dirty Old Town Chords by The Pogues

Tempo:
123.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dirty old town - The Pogues chords
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[D]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[Bm]
[D] I [G] met my love by the gasworks wall [C] Dreamed a dream by the [G] old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty [D] old town, dirty [Em] old town
Clouds [G] are drifting across the moon Cats [C] are prowling on [G] their feed
Springs the girl from the streets at night [D] Dirty old town, dirty [Em] old town
[Am] [C]
[F]
[C]
[G]
[Am]
[G] I heard a siren from the docks Saw a [C] train set the night on [G] fire
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind Dirty [D] old town, dirty [Em] old town
I'm gonna [G] make me a picture, but [C] Shining steel tempered in [G] the fire
I'll chop you down like an old bed tree Dirty [D] old town, dirty [Em] old town
I [G] met my love by the gasworks wall Dreamed [C] a dream by the [G] old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty [Am] old town, [Em] dirty old town
[D] Dirty old town, [A] dirty [Em] old [E] town
[Em] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn The Pogues - Dirty Old Town chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, Em, G, C, G and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] I [G] met my love _ by the gasworks wall _ _ _ _ [C] Dreamed a _ dream _ by the [G] old canal _ _
_ I kissed my girl _ by the factory _ _ wall _ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ dirty [Em] old _ town
_ _ Clouds [G] are _ _ _ drifting across the moon _ _ _ _ Cats [C] are _ _ _ _ prowling on [G] their feed _
_ _ Springs the girl _ _ from the streets at night _ _ _ [D] Dirty old town, _ _ _ dirty [Em] old _ town
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] I heard a siren _ _ _ _ from the docks _ _ _ Saw a [C] train _ _ set the night on [G] fire _
I smelled the spring _ _ on the smoky wind _ _ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ _ dirty [Em] old town _ _
_ I'm gonna [G] _ make _ _ me a picture, but _ _ _ _ _ [C] Shining steel _ _ tempered in [G] the fire _
_ I'll chop you down _ _ _ like an old bed tree _ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ _ dirty [Em] old town
I _ [G] met my love _ by the gasworks wall _ _ _ _ Dreamed [C] a dream _ _ by the [G] old canal _
_ I kissed my girl _ by the factory wall _ _ _ _ Dirty [Am] old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town
_ _ _ [D] Dirty old town, _ _ _ [A] dirty [Em] old [E] town
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Ewan MacColl who authored this song.

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