Am C Em Am C Em [Verse 1] Em G I met my love By the gasworks wall C G Dreamed a dream By the old canal G C G Kissed my girl By the factory wall Am C Dirty old town Em Dirty old town [Verse 2] G I heard a siren Howlin' from the docks C G Saw a train Set the night on fire G C G I felt the cold Of a wintery win Am C Dirty old town Em Dirty old town [Verse 3] G Dark clouds drifting All across the sky C G Cats were prowling On down the street G C G Black smoke rising From the chimney stacks Am C Dirty old town Em It's a dirty old town [Verse 4] G I'm going to make me A big sharp axe C G A shining steel Tempered in the fire G C G We'll chop you down Like an old oak tree Am C This dirty old town Em Dirty old town [Instrumental] G C G C G Am C Em [Verse 1] Em G I met my love By the gasworks wall C G Dreamed a dream By the old canal G C G Kissed my girl By the factory wall Am C Dirty old town Em Dirty old town [Outro] Am C It's a dirty old town Em Dirty old town Am C Dirty old town Em Dirty old town