Dirty Old Town - The Dubliners Chords

Tempo:
116.35 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dirty Old Town - The Dubliners chords
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I met my loves by the gas yard wall
[Bb] Dreamed a dream by the old [F] canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty old [C] town, dirty old [Dm] town
I heard a [F] siren from the dogs
Saw [Bb] a train set the night on [F] fire
I smelt the spring on the smoky wind
Dirty old [C] town, dirty [Dm] old town
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [G]
[F] Clouds are drifting across the moon
Cats are [Bb] prowling on [F] their beat
Springs a girl on the streets at night
Dirty [C] old town, dirty [Dm] old town
I'm going to [F] make a big sharp axe
Shining [Bb] steel tempered in [F] the fire
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
Dirty [C] old town, dirty [Dm] old town
I met [F] my love by the gas yard wall
Dreamed [Bb] a dream by the [F] old canal
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Dirty [C] old town, dirty [Dm] old town
Dirty [C] old town, dirty [F] old town
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Paddy Reilly - (1991 Version) Dirty Old Town chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, Bb, F, Bb, F, C, Dm and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 116. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ I met my _ _ loves by the gas yard _ wall _ _ _
[Bb] Dreamed a _ dream _ by the old [F] canal
_ _ _ I kissed my girl _ _ by the factory _ wall _ _ _
Dirty old [C] town, _ _ _ dirty old [Dm] town
_ _ I heard a [F] _ siren _ _ from the _ _ dogs _
Saw [Bb] a _ train _ set the night on [F] fire
_ _ I smelt the spring _ _ on the smoky wind _ _ _
Dirty old [C] _ town, _ _ dirty [Dm] old town _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] Clouds are _ _ drifting _ across the moon _ _ _
Cats are [Bb] _ _ _ _ prowling on [F] their _ beat _
Springs a girl _ on the streets at night _ _ _
Dirty [C] old town, _ _ _ dirty [Dm] old town _ _
I'm going to [F] _ make _ _ a big sharp _ _ _ axe
Shining [Bb] _ _ steel _ tempered in [F] the fire _ _
I'll chop you down _ like an old dead tree _ _ _
Dirty [C] old town, _ _ _ dirty [Dm] old town
_ I met [F] my love _ by the gas yard _ wall _ _
Dreamed [Bb] a _ dream _ by the [F] old canal _ _ _
I kissed my _ girl _ by the factory _ _ wall _ _
Dirty [C] old town, _ _ _ dirty [Dm] old town _ _ _
Dirty [C] old town, _ _ _ _ dirty [F] old _ town
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Within the album The Gold and Silver Days, written by Ewan MacColl, you'll find this song.

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