verse 1
G
Met my love, by the gas works wall
C G
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D Em G
Dirty old town, dirty old town
verse 2
G
Clouds are drifting across the moon
C G
Cats are prowling on their beat
Spring’s a girl from the streets at night
D Em G
Dirty old town, dirty old town
verse 3
G
I heard a siren from the docks
C G
Saw a train set the night on fire
Smelled the spring on the smoky wind
D Em G
Dirty old town, dirty old town
verse 4
G
I'm going to make a big sharp axe
C G
Shining steel tempered in the fire
I'll cut you down like an old dead tree
D Em G
Dirty old town, dirty old town
verse 5
G
Met my love, by the gas works wall
C G
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town
D G
Dirty old town, dirty old town