C      
I Met my love, by the gas yard wall 
          F                     C  
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal 
                                 
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall 
          G               Am   G   Am    
Dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
Heard a siren from the dock 
saw a train cut the night on fire 
smelled the breeze on the smokey wind 
dirty old town, dirty old town  
 
I'm going to make a big sharp ax 
shining steel tempered in the fire 
I'll cut you down like an old dead tree 
dirty old town, dirty old town  
 
Clouds are drifting on the street 
Cats are prowling on their beats 
Springs a girl on the streets at night 
dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
I Met my love, by the gas yard wall 
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal 
Kissed my girl, by the factory wall 
Dirty old town, dirty old town 

 VERSE 1: 
           G
I 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 
 
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
Dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
INSTRUMENTAL: C  F  C  G  Am
 
VERSE 3: 
            G
I Heard a siren from the docks 
         C                     G
Saw a train set the night on fire 
 
I Smelled the spring on the smoky wind 
            D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
VERSE 4: 
            G                      
I'm gonna make me a big sharp axe 
           C                    G
Shining steel tempered in the fire 
 
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree 
            D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
VERSE 5: 
           G                         
I 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               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town 

 Intro:   C      C          F          C      G     Am  
e|-------0------0------0-3-5--3-0-----0------0-------| 
B|---1-3----1-3---1---------------3-1------1---3---1-| 
G|-0----------------0--------------------0-----------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 C   C   F   C  
 C   C   G   Am  
 
I met my  C love, by the gas works wall 
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal 
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall 
Dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
Clouds are drifting across the moon 
Cats are prowling on their beats 
Springs a girl on the streets at night 
dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
Bridge (one verse instrum) 
 
Heard a siren from the dock 
saw a train cut the night on fire 
smelled the breeze on the smokey wind 
dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
I'm going to make me a big sharp ax 
Shining steel tempered in the fire 
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree 
dirty old town, dirty old town 
 
I met my love, by the gas works wall 
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal 
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall 
Dirty old town, dirty old town 
Dirty old town, dirty old town