Dirty Old Town
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About this tune
Dirty Old Town is a one-part song in G major, written in 4/4 time. The tune contains about 20 bars and spans from E-8 to G16. It is credited to Ewan McColl (1915-1989), England.
ABC notation for Dirty Old Town
D2 E2 G2 | B8- | B2 G>A B2 G2 | D8- | D4 B2 d2 | e8- | e2 d>B A3 G | B8- | B4e2 d2 | B8- | B2 G>A B2 G2 | D8- | D4E>G B2 | A8- | A4 A>G (E>D) | E8- | E2 || W:I met my love by the gas works wall, W:Dreamed a dream by the old canal, W:Kissed a girl by the factory wall, W:Dirty old town, dirty old town. W: W:Clouds are drifting across the moon, W:Cats are prowling on their beat, W:Spring's a girl in the street at night, W:Dirty old town, dirty old town. W: W:I heard a siren from the docks, W:Saw a train set the night on fire, W:I smelled the spring on the smokey breeze, W:Dirty old town, dirty old town. W: W:I'm going to make me a good sharp axe, W:Shining steel tempered in the fire, W:I'll chop you down like an old dead tree, W:Dirty old town, dirty old town.