Dirty Old Town Ukulele tab

	   


Intro: (2x) 

F Gm Dm 
F Gm C 

Verse: 
                F                 Gm 
Well, there are sixteen people in Danny's apartment 
F                  Gm 
Sixteen people are living in there 
F                    Dm 
Remember the days of rent control 
C                 Bb 
Grandpa remembers rock and roll 

           F             Gm 
These days won't last forever 
           F               Gm 
These days won't last for long 
          F                  Gm 
You know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor 
F                            Gm 
That's how things really get done 
        C              Bb              C           Bb 
In this World of Opportunities, it's a Land of Possibilities 


F        Bb        C         Bb 
We wanna live in a dirty old town 
F           Bb  C          Bb 
Building it up, tearing us down 
         F           Bb              C          Bb 
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground 
F        Bb               F     Gm Dm 
We wanna live - dirty old town 
Dm        F     Gm C 
Dirty old town 

F Gm Dm 
F Gm C 

Verse: 
             F                Gm 
Now when the ladies come from Kansas 
     F                      Gm 
They wear their traditional colors 
F                     Dm 
Today the fabrics are ragged and torn 
    C                         Bb 
The clothes on their backs is all that they own 
          F                     Gm 
They say, "Don't draw attention to yourself 
        F                    Gm 
They'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks 
F                      Dm 
Keep you head down and keep you nose clean 
       C                       Bb 
'Cause people who're scared do dangerous things" 

           F             Gm 
These days can't last forever 
           F              Gm 
These days can't last for long 
         F       Gm 
You know someday things'll get better 
F                 Gm 
Somehow things'll get done 
       C               Bb               C             Bb 
In this World of Possibilities, it's the Land of Opportunities 



F        Bb        C         Bb 
We wanna live in a dirty old town 
F           Bb  C          Bb 
Building it up, tearing us down 
         F           Bb              C          Bb 
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground 
F        Bb                F     Gm Dm 
We wanna live - dirty old town 
Dm        F     Gm C 
Dirty old town 

Verse: 

           F                      Gm 
These days shoes are worn only on special occasions 
F                      Gm 
Battles are fought for fam'ly and nations 
F                      Dm 
Maybe you'll pray, but God isn't home 
            C                 Bb 
And there's no guarantee that justice be done 



F        Bb        C         Bb 
We wanna live in a dirty old town 
F           Bb  C          Bb 
Building it up, tearing us down 
         F           Bb              C          Bb 
With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground 
F        Bb               F     Gm Dm 
We wanna live - dirty old town 
Dm        F     Gm C 
Dirty old town 

Outro: 

(Horns play melody) 
F
Gm C 

(Notes are sung along) 
(2x) 
F Gm Dm 
F Gm C