Dirty Old Town


Here are the chords for Dirty Old Town (an Ewan MacColl song) as played by Ted Leo on Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead. I don't know if it's actually played in E, that's just how I play it. You can transpose it as necessary. The A/C# chord is played x4222x, and the E7 chord is 020100 (not the other way). Everything else is standard. E A E (1h2p1 on the g string) I found my love by the gasworks croft A/C# Abm A B Dreamed a dream by the old canal E Abm C#m B Kissed my girl by the factory wall A B E7 Dirty old town, dirty old town. E A E Clouds a-driftin' across the moon A/C# Abm A B Cats and dogs prowlin' in their beat E Abm C#m B Spring's a girl in the streets at night A B E C#m Dirty old town, dirty old town. A B E7 Dirty old town, dirty old town. E A E Heard a siren from the docks A/C# Abm A B Saw a train set the night on fire E Abm C#m B Smelled the fall on the smokey wind A B E C#m Dirty old town, dirty old town. A B E7 Dirty old town, dirty old town. E A E I'm gonna get myself a good sharp axe A/C# Abm A B Shining steel tempered in the fire E Abm C#m B Gonna cut you down like a dead old tree A B E7 Dirty old town, dirty old town. E A E I found my love by the gasworks croft A/C# Abm A B Dreamed a dream by the old canal E Abm C#m B Kissed my girl by the factory wall A B E C#m In this dirty old town, dirty old town. A B E C#m Dirty old town, dirty old town. A B E7 Dirty old town, dirty old town. Send questions or comments to chronopoulos.chris@gmail.com