Dirty Old Town - The Dubliners | Live at Vicar Street: The Dublin Experience (2006) Chords
Tempo:
129.3 bpm
Chords used:
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C
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
I met my love, lovely, by the gospel of St.
Augustine.
She [C] looked real, my Lord, [G] to that.
I kissed my girl, by the fancy wall.
On the other, dirty [D]
old town, [Em] dirty old town.
Then clouded [G] dark rifts across the river.
That's her [C]
prowling [G] on the beach.
Springs her girl on the streets at night.
Dirty [D] old town, [Em] dirty old town.
[G] I
[C]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[G] heard the sirens on the docks.
Saw a [C]
train set the [G] night on fire.
Smelled the spring in that smoky weight.
Dirty [D] old town, [Em] dirty old town.
[G] I'm going to make, whoa, a big shot ice.
Shining [C]
steel, thundering [G]
fire.
I'll chop it down like an old tree.
Dirty [D] old town, [Em] dirty old town.
You sing with me now, come on.
[D] I met [G] my love, that's it, come on.
By the gospel of St.
Augustine.
She [C] looked real, my Lord, [G]
to that.
I kissed her skirt, by the fancy wall.
Lovely.
[D] Dirty old town, [Em] dirty old town.
What for the Lord?
I [G] met my love, by the gospel of St.
Augustine.
[C] She looked real, my [G] Lord, to that.
I kissed my girl, by the fancy wall.
Lovely.
[D] Dirty old town, [Em] dirty old town.
Dirty [D] old town, [C] dirty [G] old town.
[C] [G]
I met my love, lovely, by the gospel of St.
Augustine.
She [C] looked real, my Lord, [G] to that.
I kissed my girl, by the fancy wall.
On the other, dirty [D]
old town, [Em] dirty old town.
Then clouded [G] dark rifts across the river.
That's her [C]
prowling [G] on the beach.
Springs her girl on the streets at night.
Dirty [D] old town, [Em] dirty old town.
[G] I
[C]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[G] heard the sirens on the docks.
Saw a [C]
train set the [G] night on fire.
Smelled the spring in that smoky weight.
Dirty [D] old town, [Em] dirty old town.
[G] I'm going to make, whoa, a big shot ice.
Shining [C]
steel, thundering [G]
fire.
I'll chop it down like an old tree.
Dirty [D] old town, [Em] dirty old town.
You sing with me now, come on.
[D] I met [G] my love, that's it, come on.
By the gospel of St.
Augustine.
She [C] looked real, my Lord, [G]
to that.
I kissed her skirt, by the fancy wall.
Lovely.
[D] Dirty old town, [Em] dirty old town.
What for the Lord?
I [G] met my love, by the gospel of St.
Augustine.
[C] She looked real, my [G] Lord, to that.
I kissed my girl, by the fancy wall.
Lovely.
[D] Dirty old town, [Em] dirty old town.
Dirty [D] old town, [C] dirty [G] old town.
[C] [G]
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I met my _ love, lovely, by the gospel of St.
_ _ _ Augustine.
She [C] looked real, _ _ _ my Lord, [G] to that.
_ I _ kissed my _ girl, by the fancy wall.
On the other, _ dirty [D]
old town, _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ _ Then clouded [G] dark _ _ _ rifts across the river.
_ _ _ That's her [C] _
_ _ _ prowling [G] on the beach.
_ _ _ _ Springs her girl _ on the streets at night.
_ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old _ town, _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ [G] _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] heard the _ _ _ sirens _ on the docks.
_ _ _ Saw a [C]
train _ _ set the [G] night on _ fire.
_ _ _ Smelled the spring _ _ in that smoky weight.
_ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old _ town, _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ _ [G] I'm going to make, whoa, _ _ a big shot ice.
_ _ _ _ Shining [C] _
steel, _ _ thundering [G] _
fire.
_ _ _ I'll chop it _ _ down like an old tree.
_ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
You sing with me now, come on.
[D] I met [G] my love, that's it, come on.
By the gospel of St.
Augustine.
_ _ _ She [C] looked real, _ _ my Lord, [G] _
to that.
_ _ I kissed her skirt, _ _ _ by the fancy wall.
_ Lovely.
_ _ [D] Dirty old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
What for the Lord?
_ I [G] met my love, _ _ _ by the gospel of St.
_ Augustine.
_ _ [C] She looked real, _ _ _ my [G] Lord, to that.
_ _ _ _ I kissed my girl, _ _ by the fancy wall.
_ Lovely.
_ [D] Dirty old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ _ [C] dirty [G] old town.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I met my _ love, lovely, by the gospel of St.
_ _ _ Augustine.
She [C] looked real, _ _ _ my Lord, [G] to that.
_ I _ kissed my _ girl, by the fancy wall.
On the other, _ dirty [D]
old town, _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ _ Then clouded [G] dark _ _ _ rifts across the river.
_ _ _ That's her [C] _
_ _ _ prowling [G] on the beach.
_ _ _ _ Springs her girl _ on the streets at night.
_ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old _ town, _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ [G] _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] heard the _ _ _ sirens _ on the docks.
_ _ _ Saw a [C]
train _ _ set the [G] night on _ fire.
_ _ _ Smelled the spring _ _ in that smoky weight.
_ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old _ town, _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ _ [G] I'm going to make, whoa, _ _ a big shot ice.
_ _ _ _ Shining [C] _
steel, _ _ thundering [G] _
fire.
_ _ _ I'll chop it _ _ down like an old tree.
_ _ _ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
You sing with me now, come on.
[D] I met [G] my love, that's it, come on.
By the gospel of St.
Augustine.
_ _ _ She [C] looked real, _ _ my Lord, [G] _
to that.
_ _ I kissed her skirt, _ _ _ by the fancy wall.
_ Lovely.
_ _ [D] Dirty old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
What for the Lord?
_ I [G] met my love, _ _ _ by the gospel of St.
_ Augustine.
_ _ [C] She looked real, _ _ _ my [G] Lord, to that.
_ _ _ _ I kissed my girl, _ _ by the fancy wall.
_ Lovely.
_ [D] Dirty old town, _ _ _ [Em] dirty old town.
_ _ Dirty [D] old town, _ _ _ _ [C] dirty [G] old town.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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