Biography:
William 'Liam' Clancy (2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) (Irish;Liam Mac Fhlannchadha) was an Irish folk singer. With his brothers Tom, and Patrick Clancy, as well as Tommy Makem, he was part of the popular group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
Liam Clancy was the youngest and last surviving member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, who are regarded as Ireland's first pop stars. They recorded 55 albums, achieved global sales
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Other songs:
- All For Me Grog
- And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
- Ar Eireann Ni Neosainn Ce Hi
- Black Water Side
- Cruisin Round Yarmouth
- Dirty Old Town
- Eileen Aroon
- Fare Thee Well
- Farewell To Tarwathie
- Fiddlers Green
- Foggy Foggy Dew
- Galway Races
- Heave Away
- Hi For The Beggarman
- Home Boys Home
- Home From The Sea
- Im A Freeborn Man
- Maries Wedding
- My Island
- Navy Boots On
- Patriot Game
- Red Is The Rose
- Sonnys Dream
- Spanish Is The Loving Tongue
- Streets Of London
- Ten And Nine
- The Castle Of Dromore
- The Croppy Boy
- The Dutchman
- The Foggy Dew
- The Irish Rover
- The Jolly Tinker
- The Loch Tay Boat Song
- The Minstrel Boy
- The Nightingale
- The Orchard
- The Parting Glass
- The Rising Of The Moon
- The Roseville Fair
- The Water Is Wide
- The Weavers
- Time Gentlemen Time
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Yarmouth Town
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Liam Clancy - Dirty Old Town
CAPO: 1st Fret
[INTRO:] C
[VERSE 1:]
C Am C
I saw my love___
G Am G
Where the gaslight falls
C F Fm
Dreamed a dream___
C Am C
by the old canal___
F C Am C
Kissed my girl___
G Am G
by the factory wall
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
[VERSE 2:]
C Am C
Clouds are drifting___
G Am G
across the moon
C F
Cats are prowling
G C Am C
on their beat__
F C Am C
Springs a girl___
G Am G
in the street at night
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
[VERSE 3:]
C Am C
I heard a siren____
G Am G
from the docks
C F Fm
Saw a train___
C Am C
set the night on fire__
F C Am C
Smelled the spring
G Am G
on the smoky wind
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
[VERSE 4:]
C Am C
I'm going to take___
G Am G
a good sharp axe
C F Fm
Shining steel___
C Am C
tempered in the fire__
F C Am C
We'll chop you down___
G Am G
like an old dead tree
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
CAPO: 1st Fret
[INTRO:] C
[VERSE 1:]
C Am C
I saw my love___
G Am G
Where the gaslight falls
C F Fm
Dreamed a dream___
C Am C
by the old canal___
F C Am C
Kissed my girl___
G Am G
by the factory wall
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
[VERSE 2:]
C Am C
Clouds are drifting___
G Am G
across the moon
C F
Cats are prowling
G C Am C
on their beat__
F C Am C
Springs a girl___
G Am G
in the street at night
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
[VERSE 3:]
C Am C
I heard a siren____
G Am G
from the docks
C F Fm
Saw a train___
C Am C
set the night on fire__
F C Am C
Smelled the spring
G Am G
on the smoky wind
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
[VERSE 4:]
C Am C
I'm going to take___
G Am G
a good sharp axe
C F Fm
Shining steel___
C Am C
tempered in the fire__
F C Am C
We'll chop you down___
G Am G
like an old dead tree
C G Am
Dirty old town, dirty old town
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