Tuning: E A D G B E

Music & Lyrics: Ewan MacColl Album: Bretonne (Edition Noël) (2011) You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2 [Intro] |D |D |D | [Verse 1]

^D I found my ^Dlove^D by the gas works ^Dcraft ^D Dreamed a dr^Geam^G by the old ca^Dnal ^D I Kissed my ^Dboy^D by the factory ^Dwall

[Chorus]

^D Dirty old ^Atown ^D Dirty old ^Bmtown

[Verse 2]

^Bm Clouds are ^Ddrifting^D across the ^Dmoon ^D Cats are ^Gprowling^G on their ^Dbeat ^D Spring's a b^Doy^D from the street at ^Dnight

[Chorus]

^D Dirty old ^Atown ^D Dirty old ^Bmtown

[Instrumental] | G |G |G |G | |G |C |C |G | |G |G |G |G | |G |D |D |Em | [Verse 3]

N.C.

I Heard a ^Dsiren^D from the ^Ddocks ^D Saw a tra^Gin^G set the night on ^Dfire ^D And I smelled the s^Dpring^D on the smoky ^Dwind

[Chorus]

^D Dirty old ^Atown ^D Dirty old ^Bmtown

[Verse 4]

^Bm I'm gonna m^Dake^D a goood shar^Dp axe ^D Shining ^Gsteel^G tempered in the ^Dfire And I'll chop you ^Ddown^D like an old dead ^Dtree

[Chorus]

^D Dirty old ^Atown ^D Dirty old ^Bmtown ^Bm Dirty old ^Atown ^A Dirty old ^Bmtown

[Outro]

^Bm Dirty old ^Atown ^A Dirty old ^Bmtown

Nolwenn Leroy - Dirty old town