Intro: D D G D Em Bm 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 Em Dirty old town, dirty old town G Clouds are drifting across the moon C G Cats are prowling on their beat G Springs a girl from the streets at night D Em Dirty old town, dirty old town Instrumental: C C F C C C G Am 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 Em Dirty old town, dirty old town G Iʼm gonna make me a big sharp axe C G Shining steel tempered in the fire G Iʼll chop you down like an old dead tree D Em Dirty old town, dirty old town 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 Em Dirty old town, dirty old town D Em Dirty old town, dirty old town