David Byrne – Dirty Old Town chords

Chords:
Transpose:
The album version of this song is in the key of F though David plays it in G on 
the acoustic bootlegs.


Intro: (2x)

F Gm Dm
F Gm C

Verse:
F GmWell, there are sixteen people in Danny's apartment
F GmSixteen people are living in there
F DmRemember the days of rent control
C BbGrandpa remembers rock and roll
F GmThese days won't last forever
F GmThese days won't last for long
F GmYou know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor
F GmThat's how things really get done
C Bb C BbIn this World of Opportunities, it's a Land of Possibilities
Chorus:
F Bb C BbWe wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C BbBuilding it up, tearing us down
F Bb C BbWith our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm DmWe wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm CDirty old town
F Gm Dm F Gm C Verse:
F GmNow when the ladies come from Kansas
F GmThey wear their traditional colors
F DmToday the fabrics are ragged and torn
C BbThe clothes on their backs is all that they own
F GmThey say, "Don't draw attention to yourself
F GmThey'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks
F DmKeep you head down and keep you nose clean
C Bb'Cause people who're scared do dangerous things"
F GmThese days can't last forever
F GmThese days can't last for long
F GmYou know someday things'll get better
F GmSomehow things'll get done
C Bb C BbIn this World of Possibilities, it's the Land of Opportunities
Chorus:
F Bb C BbWe wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C BbBuilding it up, tearing us down
F Bb C BbWith our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm DmWe wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm CDirty old town
Verse:
F GmThese days shoes are worn only on special occasions
F GmBattles are fought for fam'ly and nations
F DmMaybe you'll pray, but God isn't home
C BbAnd there's no guarantee that justice be done
Chorus:
F Bb C BbWe wanna live in a dirty old town
F Bb C BbBuilding it up, tearing us down
F Bb C BbWith our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground
F Bb F Gm DmWe wanna live - dirty old town
Dm F Gm CDirty old town
Outro: (Horns play melody) F-------- Gm C (Notes are sung along) (2x) F Gm Dm F Gm C
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