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Dirty Old Town chords by The Pogues (Official Version)

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D
G
Em
Bm
C
F
Am

Intro 1

D

D

D

D

G

G

D

D

Em

Em

Bm

Bm

Verse 1
G 
I met my love by the gas works wall
C 
G 
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
G 
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
D 
Dirty old town
Em 
Dirty old town

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Verse 2

G

Clouds are drifting across the moon

C

G

Cats are prowling on their beat

G

Spring's a girl from the streets at night

D

Dirty old town

Em

Dirty old town

Interlude 1

C

C

C

C

F

F

C

C

C

C

C

C

G

G

Am

Am

Verse 3
G 
I heard a siren from the docks
C 
G 
Saw a train set the night on fire
G 
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind
D 
Dirty old town
Em 
Dirty old town

Verse 4
G 
I'm gonna make me a big sharp axe
C 
G 
Shining steel tempered in the fire
G 
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
D 
Dirty old town
Em 
Dirty old town

Verse 5
G 
I met my love by the gas works wall
C 
G 
Dreamed a dream by the old canal
G 
I kissed my girl by the factory wall
Am 
Dirty old town
Em 
Dirty old town
D 
Dirty old town
Em 
Dirty old town

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D
G
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Bm
C
F
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Dirty Old Town by The Pogues, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Dirty Old Town the way The Pogues intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Dirty Old Town

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