Etoiles tubulaires

Entre les montagnes de soie,
Les oiseaux de métal gravent l'azur
De traits de feutre blanc.

 

Cette chanson a été écrite par Ewan MacColl en 1956. Elle se réfère à Salford à Manchester. La reprise par les Pogues en 1985 figure bien ces quartiers ouvriers de l'époque.

Une ballade simple qui prend aux tripes, qui sent la bière et le whisky. Un chanteur étonnant.

Les tabs:

G
I met my love, by the gas yard wall
C G
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal

I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

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G
Clouds are drifting across the moon
C G
Cats are prowling on their beat
G
Spring's a girl from the streets at night
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

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G
I heard a siren from the docks
C G
Saw a train set the night on fire
G
I smelled the spring on the smoky wind
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

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G
I'm going to make a big sharp axe
C
Shining steel tempered in the fire
G
I'll chop you down like an old dead tree
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

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G
Clouds are drifting on the street
C
Cats are prowling on their beats
G
Springs a girl on the streets at night
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town

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G
I met my love, by the gas yard wall
C
Dreamed a dream, by the old canal
G
I kissed my girl, by the factory wall
D Em
Dirty old town, dirty old town