Dirty Water Chords by The Standells

Tempo:
145.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Standells - Dirty Water chords
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[E] [A] [D]
[C#] [E] [A] [D]
[C#m] I'm going to tell you a story [A] [D] I'm [C#m] going to tell [E] you about my [A] town
[D]
[A] I'm going to tell you [E] a big fat story [Am] baby [D]
[A] Oh, it's all about [E] my [A] [D]
[A] town
[E] Down by [G] the river [A] [E] Down [D] by the banks [A] of the river, [E] child
[A]
Oh, that's what's happening [E] baby [A] [D]
[A] [G] That's where you'll find me
I'm a man [Am] [D] with a lot [G] of things [E] [A] I'm a man with a lot of things
But [E] [A] I [D]
[A] [E] [B] love that dirty water [A#] [A] Oh, I'll sell [E] you my home
[A] [D]
[A] [E] You're the number [A] one [D] place
[A] [E] [A] Frustrated women, I [E] mean the frustrated [A] have to be here by twelve [E] o'clock
[A] [E]
[C#m] Oh, that's a shame [A] But [D]
[A] I'm [D] wishing and hoping, oh
That just once those [E] doors were [A] locked I could lay down with my baby walk [E] around
[A] [D] But [A] [B] I love that
[Dm] [F]
Boston, you're my [E] [A] home
Oh, [E] yeah
[A] [D]
[A] [E] Cause [Am] [Em]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [Dm]
[A] [E] [A]
[D] [G]
[C] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [E] [A] [G]
[E] [A]
[B] I love that dirty water
[Dm] [F] Oh, Boston, you're [E] my home
[A] [Em] [D]
[A] Oh, [E] yeah
[A] [D]
[A] Cause [E] I love [A] that dirty water Oh, baby
[E] Love [A] that dirty water Oh, Boston
[E] [A] Love that dirty water
Have you ever seen [E] the love that dirty water
[A] Oh, man, I've [E] seen the love [A] that dirty water
[E] [Am] [Em]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To jam and learn The Standells - Dirty Water chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: E, A, E, A and D. Set your pace at 72 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 145. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Major.

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_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[C#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[C#m] I'm going to tell you a story [A] _ _ [D] I'm [C#m] going to tell [E] you about my [A] town
_ [D] _
[A] I'm going to tell you [E] a big fat story [Am] baby _ [D]
[A] Oh, it's all about [E] my _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] town
[E] Down _ by [G] the river [A] _ _ [E] _ _ Down [D] by the banks [A] of the river, [E] child
[A] _ _
Oh, that's what's happening [E] baby _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] That's where you'll find me
I'm a man [Am] _ [D] with a lot [G] of _ things [E] _ _ [A] _ I'm a man with a lot of things
But [E] _ [A] I _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [B] love that dirty water [A#] _ [A] _ _ _ Oh, I'll sell [E] you my home
[A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [E] You're the number [A] one [D] place _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ Frustrated women, I [E] mean the frustrated [A] have to be here by twelve [E] o'clock
[A] _ _ [E] _
[C#m] Oh, that's a shame _ [A] But [D] _
_ [A] _ I'm [D] wishing and hoping, _ oh
That just once those [E] doors were [A] locked I could lay down with my baby walk [E] around
[A] _ [D] But _ [A] _ _ [B] I love that _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
Boston, you're my [E] [A] home _ _
_ _ Oh, [E] yeah
[A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] [E] Cause _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] I love that dirty water
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ Oh, _ _ Boston, you're [E] my home
[A] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[A] _ Oh, [E] yeah
[A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Cause [E] I love [A] that dirty water Oh, baby
[E] Love [A] that dirty water Oh, Boston
[E] [A] Love that dirty water
Have you ever seen [E] the love that dirty water
[A] Oh, man, I've [E] seen the love [A] that dirty water
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _

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It's Ed Cobb who authored this song.

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