Dirty Old Town Chords by Roger Whittaker

Tempo:
95.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

G

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roger Whittaker :Dirty Old Town chords
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[G] [D]
I [G]
[Bm]
[D] found my love by [E] the [Bm] gasworks crop.
[D]
[G] Dreamed a dream by [Gm] the old [D] canal.
[G] Kissed [D] my girl [Gm] by the factory [A] wall.
[G] [F#m]
[Bm] Dirty [G] old town, [Em]
[D] dirty old town.
Clouds are drifting [Bm]
across [D] the moon.
Cats [G] are [Gm] prowling on their [D] beams.
[G] Springs [D] a girl in [Gm] the street [Bm] at night.
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] Dirty [G] old town, [Em]
dirty old [D] town.
I [G] [F#m] heard [E] a sign from the docks.
Saw [A] a train [Am] set the night [E] on fire.
[C#m]
[A] Smell the [E] spring on [Am] the [E] smoky wind.
[A#] [Em]
[C#] You dirty [F#m] old town, you dirty [C#] old town.
[G#m] I'm gonna make [C#m] a [G#m] good sharp [E] ass shining [A] steel.
Tempered [F#] in [B] the fire, [E]
[F#m] we'll chop [E] you [B] down [E]
[A] like [Am] an old [E] dead [F#m] tree.
[G#m]
[C#m] You dirty [F#m] old town, you dirty [E] old town.
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[A] [Am] [E] [F#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [A]
[E]
[C#m] [A] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Roger Whittaker - Dirty Old Town chords, practice the chord sequence Gm, D, G, A, Am, E, A, E and C#m. Set your pace at 47 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 96. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D# Major.

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[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ found my _ love by [E] the [Bm] gasworks crop.
[D] _ _ _
_ [G] Dreamed a dream _ by [Gm] the old [D] canal. _ _ _
_ [G] Kissed [D] my girl _ _ [Gm] by the factory [A] wall.
[G] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] Dirty [G] old town, _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] dirty old town. _ _ _
_ Clouds are drifting _ [Bm] _
_ across [D] the moon. _ _ _
_ Cats [G] are _ _ _ _ [Gm] prowling on their [D] _ beams. _
_ [G] Springs [D] a girl _ _ in [Gm] the street [Bm] at night.
[Em] _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] Dirty [G] old town, _ [Em] _ _
_ dirty old [D] town.
_ I [G] _ [F#m] heard [E] a _ _ sign _ from the _ _ _ docks.
Saw [A] a train _ _ [Am] set the night [E] on fire.
_ [C#m] _
_ [A] Smell the [E] spring _ on [Am] the [E] smoky wind.
[A#] _ _ [Em] _
[C#] You dirty [F#m] old town, _ you dirty [C#] old town. _ _
[G#m] I'm gonna make [C#m] _ a _ [G#m] good sharp _ [E] ass _ _ shining [A] _ _ steel. _
Tempered [F#] in [B] the fire, _ [E] _
[F#m] we'll chop [E] you [B] down _ [E] _
[A] like [Am] an old [E] dead [F#m] tree.
_ [G#m] _
[C#m] You dirty [F#m] old town, _ _ _ you dirty [E] old town. _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was written by Ewan MacColl.

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