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Dirty Old Town

lead vocals: WP

G C G D Em

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[Intro]

         D                 G          D        Em  Bm
e|-----------------------5-7--5----------------------|
B|---3-5-7--3-5-7-3----7--------7-5-3-7----3-7-5---3-|
G|-2----------------2--------------------2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

          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

            G
Clouds are drifting across the moon
          C                 G
Cats are prowling on their beats

Springs a girl from the streets at night
          D               Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town


[Bridge]

C C C C  F F  C C C C C C  G G  Am


[Verse]

         G
I heard a siren from the dock
      C                      G
Saw a train set the night on fire

I smelled the spring on the smokey wind
           D              Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

             G
I'm going to 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


[Refrain]

         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

St. Patrick's 2023 (rehearsal list)

(all shows ↩︎)

Set 1

  1. The Boys Are Back WP
    A D , A D , A D E
    2.
  2. Drink the Night away WP
    Chorus: G C G, G D G, Verse: G D C
    3.
  3. Black Velvet Band WP
    G C A7 D7, G Em C D7 G
    4.
  4. The Night that Paddy Murphy Died WP
    A D A, A F#m D E....
    5.
  5. Father Mallory's Dance Don
    D ..... G D, C G G/F# Em D G D
    6.
  6. Nelson's Blood Don
    Dm C
    7.
  7. Fightin' Nolan WP
    mostly D G D A, "before we cross the sea": G A D
    8.
  8. Kiss Me I'm Irish WP
    G D C D, G Em C D
    9.
  9. Peggy Gordon Nick
    G D G D A
    10.
  10. Dirty Old Town WP
    G C G D Em
    11.
  11. The Irish Rover WP
    G C G G D...
    12.
  12. The Spanish Lady Don
    G Em C G C D
    13.
  13. Rattlin' Bog Adam
    D G D A
    14.
  14. Galway Girl Nick
    incorrect bridge...
    15.
  15. Wild Rover WP

Set 2

  1. Drunken Sailor WP
    Dm C Dm F Am C Dm
    2.
  2. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway WP
    G & C & sometimes D
    3.
  3. Big Strong Man Aaron
    C G
    4.
  4. Molly Malone WP
    G Em Am D
    5.
  5. Oh Maggie Nick
  6. Come My Friends and Drink with Me Don
    D G D A
    7.
  7. The Son Never Shines Don
  8. Danny Boy Don
    D Dmaj7 D7 G Gm...
    9.
  9. Caledonia Don
    A E F#m D
    10.
  10. Road to Ruin WP
    G C G D... Em D
    11.
  11. Jack Dolan WP
    C G C F, C F CGC, C G F C, C F CGC
    12.
  12. New York Girls WP
    G C G D
    13.
  13. Mary Mac Adam
    E D E, G D E
    14.

Set 3

  1. Nancy Whiskey WP
    G C G D
    2.
  2. The Star of the County Down Don
    starts Em G D
    3.
  3. Rosie WP
  4. Tell Me Ma WP
    G D G C G
    5.
  5. Come Out Ye Black and Tans WP
    Dm C Dm, F C Am Dm C Dm
    6.
  6. Wagon Wheel Don
    A E F#m D; (capo 2: G D Em C)
    7.
  7. Jock Stuart WP
    C G C F, C G C G
    8.
  8. Will Ye Go Lassie Go Nick
    D G D, G F#m, G A Bm, G Em
    9.
  9. The Water is Wide Don
  10. Mike Dempsey WP
    (needs chords)
    11.
  11. The Scotsman Adam
    D G A
    12.
  12. As Long As There is Whiskey in the World WP
    starts on D G D.
    13.
  13. Queen of Argyll WP
    Dm Am, GC GC GCDm
    14.
  14. The Parting Glass Don
    Bm G D A... Bm G D A G Bm
    15.
  15. Whiskey in the Jar WP
    D Bm G D A
    16.