David Byrne – Dirty Old Town chords

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