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You can play Dirty Water by The Standells using guitar or guitar.
This song by The Standells can also be played by that instruments.
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Dirty Water guitar chords has rhythm and included in album.
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Dirty Water by The Standells Guitar Chords
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The Standells were from L.A., not Boston – but producer/writer/former
Four Prep Ed Cobb reputedly wrote this song about dorm curfews at Boston
University. –AWR
“Dirty Water”
(Ed Cobb)
Intro [6X; tambourine and bass enter 2nd time, drums 3rd, organ 4th]:
[E] [A/E] [E7no3][A/E]
v v v v v v v v
—————– —————–
—————– —————–
—————– -7—7-6———
———7——- —————–
/7—7———– —————–
—————– —————–
(spoken:)
I’m gonna tell you a story
I’m gonna tell you about my town
I’m gonna tell you a big bad story, baby
Aww, it’s all about my town
Verse 1:
E [as above]
Yeah, down by the river
Down by the banks of the river Charles (aw, that’s what’s happenin’
baby)
[A] [D/A] [A7no3][D/A]
v v v v v v v v
—————– —————–
—————– —————–
—————– -12–1211——–
———12—— —————–
/12–12———- —————–
—————– —————–
A [as above]
That’s where you’ll find me
Along with lovers, fuggers, and th[E]ieves (aw, but they’re cool people)
Well I l[B]ove that dirty water
(B) Bb A [N.C.] E
Oh, Boston, you’re my home (oh, you’re the Number One place)
Verse 2:
Frustrated women (I mean they’re frustrated)
Have to be in by twelve o’clock (oh, that’s a shame)
But I’m wishin’ and a-hopin, oh
That just once those doors weren’t locked (I like to save time for
my baby to walk around)
Well I love that dirty water
Oh, Boston, you’re my home (oh, yeah)
Instrumental (as per verse chords; harmonica [A] solo first four bars):
Because I love that dirty water
Oh, oh, Boston, you’re my home (oh, yeah)
Coda (repeat to fade over intro riff):
Well, I love that dirty water (I love it, baby)
I love that dirty water (I love Baw-stun)
I love that dirty water (Have you heard about the Strangler?)
I love that dirty water (I’m the man, I’m the man)
I love that dirty water (Owww!)
I love that dirty water (Come on, come on) [fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
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If you want to learn The Standells Dirty Water guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart
The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Dirty Water. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.