Dirty Old Town [☘️] - Ewan McColl [C] [C] [C] [NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C] wall Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] Clouds are [C] dri-i-ifting a-[F]-cross the [C] moon Cats are [F] pro-o-owling on their [C] beat [F] Springs a [C] girl... from the [F] streets at [C] night Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] I heard a [C] siren... coming [F] from the [C] docks Saw a [F] train... set the night on [C] fire I [F] smelled the [C] spring... on the [F] smokey [C] wind Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] I'm gonna [C] make me... a [F] big sharp [C] axe Shining [F] steel... tempered in a [C] fire I’ll [F] chop you [C] down... like an [F] old dead [C] tree Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town [NC] I met my [C] love... by the gas [F] works [C] croft Dreamed a [F] dream... by the old ca[C]nal I [F] kissed my [C] girl... by the [F] factory [C] wall Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am] town (SLOWING) Dirty old [Dm] town... dirty old [Am*] town