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