Intro ( chords or tab ):
D G D Em Bm
A|---5-7----5-7---5---------------7-5------5---7---5-|
E|-------2------2------2-5----5-2-----2------2-------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
g|-2----------------2------4-------------2-----------|
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
Interlude: C C C C F F C C C C C C G G Am
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
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
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Dirty Old Town chords by The Pogues
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
1
d
&
–
2
d
&
u
3
–
&
u
4
d
&
–
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
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How to play Dirty Old Town on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. Expect a medium pace, around 90 bpm. This arrangement is in G major. The chords stay at the rookie level, nothing tricky in there. Let each chord ring and add a gentle up-strum just before the changes
7 ukulele chords used in "Dirty Old Town" by The Pogues: Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F and G
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Written by Ewan McColl, father of Kirsty, who sang with Shane MacGowan on Fairytale in New York
Transpose to +5 for easier chords
This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it!
Love this old Manchester song