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Pogues - Dirty Old Town Chords

Chord reference D, G, Em, Bm, C, F, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D] [G] [D] [Em] [Bm] I met my [G]love, by the gas works wall, dreamed a [C]dream, by the old [G]canal I kissed my girl, by the factory wall, dirty old [D]town, dirty old [Em]town Clouds are [G]drifting across the moon, cats are [C]prowling on their [G]beats Springs a girl from the streets at night, dirty old [D]town, dirty old [Em]town

[C] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [Am] I heard a [G]siren from the dock, saw a [C]train set the night on [G]fire I smelled the spring on the smokey wind, dirty old [D]town, dirty old [Em]town I’m going to [G]make me a big sharp axe, shining [C]steel tempered in the [G]fire I’ll chop you down like an old dead tree, dirty old [D]town, dirty old [Em]town

I met my [G]love, by the gas works wall, dreamed a [C]dream, by the old [G]canal I kissed my girl, by the factory wall, dirty old [D]town, dirty old [Em]town Dirty old [D]town, dirty old [Em]town

Artist The Pogues
Album Rum Sodomy & the Lash
Genres Pop
Year 1985
Key D

How to Play Dirty Old Town on Guitar?

The Pogues - Dirty Old Town can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Em, Bm, C, F, Am chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Dirty Old Town with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.