[Intro Riff - Full drums - BPM 121] [C][Gm][Dm][Fm] E x-x-xx--3-------3-3-33--3-------1---------------1-----------8- B 5-5-55--5--6--5-3-3-33--3-------3---------------1-----------9- G 5-5-55--5--5--5-3-3-33--3-------2---------------1-----------10- D 5-5-55--5--5--5-5-5-55--5--x--x-0---------------3-----------10 A 3-3-33--3--3--3-5-5-55--5--x--x-0---------------3-----------8 E 3-3-33--3--3--3-3-3-33--3--1--0-x-----------0---1-1-3-3-4-4-8- B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S-
[C][Gm][Dm][Fm] E x-x-xx--3-------6-5--3--5-------1---------------4---3---1---3- B 5-5-55--5--6--5-3-3-------------3---------------1-------------- G 5-5-55--5--5--5-3-3-------------2---------------1------------- D 5-5-55--5--5--5-5-5-------------0---------------3------------- A 3-3-33--3--3--3-5-5-------------0---------------3------------- E 3-3-33--3--3--3-3-3-------------x-----------0---1-------------- B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S-
[C][Gm][Dm][Fm] Cheeky[Dm] E x-x-xx--3-------x-----10--12----13--------------1------------- B 5-5-55--5--6--5-11--13----------10--------------1------------- G 5-5-55--5--5--5-12--------------10--------------1-----------7- D 5-5-55--5--5--5-12--------------x---------------3---5---6----- A 3-3-33--3--3--3-10--------------12--------------3-----------5- E 3-3-33--3--3--3-10-3------------10----------0---1---3---4---- B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B-B-SB--B--BS-B-B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S-
[Verse - Guido low - Nick high octave - On Fm play run up] [C] Father wears his Sunday [Gm] best, [Dm] Mother's tired she needs a rest, the [Fm] kids are playing up downstairs. [C] Sister's sighing in her [Gm] sleep, [Dm] Brother's got a date to keep; he [Fm] can't hang around.
[Chorus - Rhythm for chords is to play preceding just before new - on the 2 Bs - BxSB* B* ] [D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm-3x0033 - G5 to be faster] middle of our [D] street, Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our...
[Verse] [C] Our house it has a [Gm] crowd, There's [Dm] always something happening, and it's [Fm] usually quite loud. [C] Our mum she's so house- [Gm] proud. [Dm] Nothing ever slows her down, and a [Fm] mess is not allowed.
[Chorus BxSB BxSB rhythm] [D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street, Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our...
[B] Our [F#m] house, [C#m] in the [Em] middle of our [B] street, [B] Something [F#m] tells you that you've [C#m] got to get a [Em] way from [B] it.
[Verse] [C] Father gets up late for [Gm] work, [Dm] Mother has to iron his shirt, [Fm] then she sends the kids to school. [C] Sees them off with a small [Gm] kiss. [Dm] She's the one they're going to miss, in [Fm] lots of ways.
[Interlude BxSB BxSB rhythm] [G][F#m][A][Bm] (x2)
[Solo] [C][Gm][Dm][Fm] (x2) (Solo implied - C C Csus4 - Gm - Dm at 5th fret - A 5 7 8 - then climb with Fm)
[Chorus] [D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street, Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our...
[Middle 8] [C] I remember way back then, when everything was true, and when, [Gm] We would have such a very good time; Such a [Dm] fine time, such a [Fm] happy time. And [C] I remember how we'd play, Simply waste the day away, [Gm] then we'd say; Nothing would come be- [Dm] tween us; two [Fm] dreamers.
[Verse] [C] Father wears his Sunday [Gm] best, [Dm] Mother's tired she needs a rest, the [Fm] kids are playing up downstairs. [C] Sister's sighing in her [Gm] sleep, [Dm] Brother's got a date to keep; he [Fm] can't hang around.
[Chorus] [D] Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street, Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our
[B] Our [F#m] house, [C#m] in the [Em] middle of our [B] street, Our [F#m] house, [C#m] in the [Em] middle of our...
[C] Our [Gm] house, [Dm] was our [Fm] castle and our [C] keep, Our [Gm] house, [Dm] in the [Fm] middle of our street.
[D] Our [Am] house, [Em] that was [Gm] where we used to [D] meet, Our [Am] house, [Em] in the [Gm] middle of our [D] street
[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)