[Intro - BPM 130 - Drums straight in In chorus, emphasise snare hits on some chords as question and answer to vocals]
[E] E ----------------------- B ----9999--------------- G ----9999----2-1---2-1-- D ----9999----2---2-----2 x 2 A ----7777----2---------- E ------------0---------- DrB S B
[Verse] [E] Dark in the city, [Esus4] night is a [E] wire, steam in the subway, the [Esus4] earth is a- [E] fire Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] do do [E] Woman you want me, [Esus4] give me a [E] sign and catch me breathing even [Esus4] closer be- [E] hind Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] do do
[Chorus] [C] In touch with the [G] ground, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you I smell like I [C] sound, I'm lost in a [G] crowd and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf
Straddle the [C] line, in discord and [G] rhyme, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Mouth is a [C] live, with juices like [G] wine, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf (full drums stop)
[Em] (drum fill x S x S x S )
[Verse] [E] Stalked in the forest, [Esus4] too close to [E] hide, I'll be upon you by the [Esus4] moonlight [E] side Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] do do [E] High blood drumming on your [Esus4] skin it's so [E] tight, you feel my heat, I'm just a [Esus4] moment be- [E] hind Do do [D] doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do doo do, do [E] do do
[Chorus - Emphasise chords on snare as per drums] [C] In touch with the [G] ground, I'm on the [F] hunt I'm after you Scent and a [C] sound, I'm lost and I'm [G] found and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf
Straddle the [C] line, it's discord and [G] rhyme, I howl and I [F] whine, I'm after you Mouth is a- [C] live, all running in- [G] side, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf [Em7]
[Bridge - Drum solo or something :-)] [Em7] Hungry like the wolf
[Outro] Burning the [C] ground, I break from the [G] crowd, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you I smell like I [C] sound, I'm lost and I'm [G] found and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf
Straddle the [C] line, it's discord and [G] rhyme, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Mouth is a- [C] live with juices like [G] wine and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf
Burning the [C] ground, I break from the [G] crowd, I'm on the [F] hunt, I'm after you Scent and a [C] sound, I'm lost and I'm [G] found and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf
Straddle the [C] line, it's discord and [G] rhyme, I howl and I [F] whine, I'm after you Mouth is a [C] live, all running in- [G] side, and I'm [F] hungry like the [D] wolf (Fade)
[Intro - BPM 120 - No drums - Free time sort of feel] Chords D G D Em Bm
E --0-2-------02-----x--------2-5---7---5-2--0------2-------0-2-0-----0-----2---- B -3--3------3------33--------3-----x---x---------3!3------3----0------3-0--3 G 2---2--------------2--------2-----0---0-----------2-----------0-----------4 D ----0--------------0--------0-----0---0-----------0-----------2-----------4 A ----------------------------------x---x-----------------------2-----------2 E ----------------------------------3---3*----------------------0------------ * - fret with 2nd figure so can hold Gmaj and play higher lines ! - fret with 3rd finger to hold to go straight from G to D
[D][D][D][D] [G][G][D][D] [Em][Em][Bm][Bm]
[Verse 1 - Drums in] (key change) I met my [G] love by the gas works [G] wall ............... Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca [G] nal ............... I kissed my [G] girl by the factory [G] wall ............... Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town
[Verse 2] Clouds are [G] drif.........ting across the moon Cats are [C] prowl........ing on their [G] beat Springs a [G] girl .........from the streets at night Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town
Ch C F C E -----0---------0------x--------0-3---5---x*--x------x--- B -1-3-1------1-3-----1-1--------1-----6---8-5(5)---5-5--- G 0----0----------------0--------0-----5--(5)----7--5-5--- D -----2----------------2--------2-----7--(5)-------5-5--- A -----3----------------3--------3-----8---x----------7--- E -----------------------------------------x----------8---
Ch C G Am E -----0---------0------x--------0---0-x--------0---------- B -1-3-1------1-3-----1-1--------1-3---3--3-1---1----------- G 0----0----------------0--------0-----0------2-2---------- D -----2----------------2--------2-----0--------2--------- A -----3----------------3--------3-----x--------0--------- E -------------------------------------3!----------------- * kind of holding a barre across all 5 frets to make fuller sound but don't ring high and low notes ! play G with just 3rd and 4th finger so can use 4th finger to play pull off to
[Verse 3] (key change) I heard a [G] siren from the [G] docks Saw a [C] train set the night on [G] fire I smelled the [G] spring on the smoky [G] wind Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town
[Verse 4] I'm gonna [G] make ............ me a big sharp [G] axe Shining [C] steel.......... tempered in the [G] fire I'll chop you [G] down like an old dead [G] tree Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town
[Verse 5 - Quiet - no drums] I met my [G] love by the gas works [G] wall ............... Dreamed a [C] dream by the old ca [G] nal ............... I kissed my [G] girl by the factory [G] wall ............... Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em] town Dirty old [D] town, dirty old [Em]town(stop)