Dirty Old Town - Luke Kelly & The Dubliners Chords

Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dirty Old Town - Luke Kelly & The Dubliners chords
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The next song is also this is very peculiar [A] a love song [Eb] written to a place not to a woman but to a place
The [G] place is outside of Manchester called a place called sulfur and it's called
dirty old town
Now this song this song has got a very simple and very easy gentle chorus and if you know
Let's see you sing.
We've heard you shouting enough.
So now let's say you're saying okay
Okay, I know I met my love by the gasworks
Dream [C] that dream
[G] By the old
What is my girl
By the factory wall
Dirty [Am] old town
[A]
dirty [Em] old town
I
[G] Heard a song
So [C] I
Said the [G] night I
[C] [G] Smell the spring
Dirty [Am] old town
[D] [Em] Dirty old town
[G]
Clouds are drifting
Across the moon
Tots [C] are rolling [G] on their feet
Springs a girl
From the streets of love
[Am] Dirty old town
[D]
[Am] Dirty [Em] old town
I'm
[G] going to me a good sharp
[C] Shining
[G]
I'll chop you like an old tree
Dirty [Am] old
[A] [Em] I
[G]
Dream
[C] the dream by the [G] old
By the factory
[Am] [D]
[Em] Town
[Am] Dirty old town
[D]
[G] dirty old town
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Luke Kelly - Dirty Old Town chords, practice playing Am, Em, G, C, G and Am in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 63 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 127 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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The next song is also this is very peculiar [A] a love song [Eb] written to a place not to a woman but to a place
The [G] place is outside of Manchester called a place called sulfur _ and it's called _ _ _
dirty old town _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now this song this song has got a very simple and very easy gentle chorus and if you know _
Let's see you sing.
We've heard you shouting enough.
So now let's say you're saying okay
Okay, I know _ I met my love _ _ by the gasworks
_ _ _ _ Dream _ [C] that dream
_ _ [G] By the old
_ What _ _ is my girl
_ By the factory wall _ _ _ _
Dirty [Am] old town
_ [A] _ _
dirty [Em] old town
_ _ I
[G] _ _ _ Heard a _ _ song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So [C] I _ _
_ Said the [G] night _ I
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] Smell the _ spring _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Dirty [Am] old _ town
[D] _ _ [Em] Dirty old town
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Clouds are drifting _ _ _
Across the _ moon _
Tots [C] are _ _ _ rolling [G] on their feet _ _ _
Springs a girl
_ From the streets of love _ _ _ _
[Am] Dirty old town
[D] _ _ _
[Am] Dirty [Em] old town
I'm _
_ [G] _ _ _ going to me _ _ _ a good sharp _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Shining _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I'll _ chop you like _ _ an old tree _
_ _ _ _ Dirty [Am] old _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] I _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Dream _
_ [C] the _ _ dream by the [G] _ old
_ By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the factory _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ Town _ _ _ _
[Am] Dirty old town
[D] _ _ _
[G] dirty old town _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album The Performer includes this song, written by Ewan MacColl.