Guitar chords for The Pogues "Dirty Old Town" and "Fiesta"

Forging on with my website upgrade,  today I'm moving on to my Pogues guitar songs page, and giving the 'makeover' and health check to two of my favourite songs of theirs, "Dirty Old Town", and "Fiesta" .  "Dirty Old Town" is an old classic ballad by Ewan McColl ( father of the late and sadly missed Kirsty ), covered by many artists, but The Pogues version has always been my favourite.  "Fiesta" is a riotous Mariachi band pastiche that always brings a smile to the face.


The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.



"Dirty Old Town" features chords - G   C   D  and Em,  but for the harmonica intro the key is changed to D, so the chords here are  D  G  A  and Bm.  For a later instrumental part, on Uileann Pipes,  the key changes to  C, so the chords here are  C  F  G  and Am  ( see Guitar Chords for Dirty Old Town )

"Fiesta" has chords  -  G   D7  and  C,  with a G#o ( xx3434 ) and a Cm in the closing chords ( see Guitar Chords for Fiesta )


These new versions have been added to the other Pogues on the page.  I'll be tackling these on my next pass through. You can find all of  my Pogues songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:


Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by The Pogues

Video - The Pogues "Dirty Old Town"
 


Video - The Pogues "Fiesta"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.

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Death Cab for Cutie "Codes And Keys" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Death Cab For Cutie are one of the bands who have been recommended to me by my daughters and their friends, but which I never seem to get around to having a good listen to.

I did get a chance to have a listen to their new album "Codes And Keys", and was really impressed. Comparisons to Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol are inevitable, particularly with many of the songs being keyboard driven. But they acquit themselves very highly in this company.

I was particularly taken with the Title track, "Codes and Keys ( duh... ) and have worked out the chords and lyrics for it, which I've posted to my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page, or you can just click on the link below:



Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Codes And Keys" by Death Cab For Cutie.



Playing along with the video above, or on Youtube at Death Cab For Cutie "Codes And Keys" on YouTube

Just a throwaway piece of info for the anoraks - the band got their name from a really funny song by the great 60's outfit "The Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band". Just sayin'..!

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Aloe Blacc "I Need A Dollar" Chords and Lyrics

Aloe Blacc is yet another artist I'd never heard of before this song hit the airwaves with a vengeance - but it would seem he has been performing and recording since the mid 90's. "I need a dollar" was taken from his Eight album, good things.

The song is a pretty simple, straightforward R&B ( that's Rhythm and Blues folks! ) song, which maybe accounts for it's universal popularity.

Although the song is in the fairly tricky key of G# minor, I have transcribed it down four semitones to E minor - put a capo on the 4th fret if you want to play it in the original key. After transcription, the chords I've worked out are: Em, D, Am, and B7 for the Verse/chorus, with the 'bridge' being Bm, Em and Am.

I've posted the chords for "I need a dollar" to my Pop songs guitar chords at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "I Need A Dollar" by Aloe Blacc



You might enjoy playing along with the video above, or on YouTube at Aloe Blacc "I Need A Dollar on YouTube

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Loggins and Messina "Danny's Song" Guitar chords and lyrics

This is one of those in the 'Songs I'd almost forgotten' class. I was only reminded of it when my daughter heard the Anne Murray version on radio, and asked me if I could work out the chords for her - which, as a good, thoughtful Dad I of course did! I thought I didn't know the song at all until I heard the chorus, then remembered it from back in that early period in the 70's when Kenny Loggins and Dan Messina were up there with The Eagles in the big Country/Rock scene.

It's actually a pretty nice song to play, nice chord sequence - D, C, Bm, E7 and A for the verse, and G, A, D, Bm for the main part of the chorus, ending back with the verse chords.

I posted my version of the song chords and lyrics to my Old Songs guitar chords page on my website. Check it out at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Danny's Song" by Loggins and Messina



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Belle & Sebastian - I want the world to stop

Belle and Sebastian are one of those 'fleeting' artists I only hear at very irregular intervals.

I had already worked out and posted chords for "If you're feeling Sinister" ( from the 1996 album of the same name, and "Step into my office, baby" from the 2003 album "Dear Catastrophe Waitress". I guess the Glaswegian band's quirky style doesn't sit that well with mainstream radio DJs.

I recently did hear "I want the world to stop" from their 2010 Album "Write about Love", worked out the chords and lyrics, and added them to my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page, along with the previous two. Hmmm... just looking at the gaps in these posts, I guess you can expect the next Belle and Sebastian song from me sometime in 2018!!

The song has a fairly playable bunch of chords: Am, Dm, C, E, A, G, Em and F, has a great melody and some nice harmonies.

You can check out my version off "I want the world to stop" at the link below:

Belle and Sebastian "I want the world to stop" chords and lyrics



Play along with the video above, or on YouTube at Belle and Sebastian "I want the world to stop.

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Guitar Chords to "Kentish Town Waltz" by Imelda May and Lou Reed

This is only my second post of a song by the divine Imelda May. There are actually two versions of the song released, one with just Imelda May and the other where she duets with the legendary Lou Reed - an unlikely combination, but it works! Although, I have to admit that the solo version is my favourite of this gorgeous little story, based on Imelda's real-life experience of arriving in London seeking her fortune.

"Kentish Town Waltz" is taken from the third Imelda May album "Mayhem", which also features the single of the same name, and her brilliant cover of "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell ( click the link for my chords & lyrics transcription for that classic ).

The song has very simple chords, suitable for early learners and consisting of G, D, D7, C and Am.

I have posted my transcription of this song to my Pop songs guitar chords page at the link below, give it a try, and have fun! Imelda and the band are currently ( April '11 ) touring with Jeff Beck, so if you get the chance, that's a gig worth attending!

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Kentish Town Waltz" by Imelda May


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Good Charlotte "Like its her birthday" Chords and Lyrics

This is only my third effort at working out chords and lyrics for a Good Charlotte song, despite their having released 5 albums since 2000. I guess they don't get too much airplay on Irish or UK radio, so I have only previously posted my interpretations of "Lifestyles of the rich and famous" and "Dance Floor Anthem", both of which are featured on my Miscellaneous Rock songs guitar chords page .

I like the bands indie/pop/rock sound, and the songs are usually pretty playable, even for learning guitarists, so I hope to get a chance to listen to the new album "Cardiology" and maybe work out chords for another song or two - probably "Counting the Days" which I gather is to be the second single.

"Like it's her birthday" is played in the tricky key of F sharp, or more accurately, G sharp minor, so once again I've tried to simplify the song by transposing it to the key of D / E minor, and putting a capo on the 4th fret so that you can play along with the original. Doing it this way means the chords used are D, Em, C and G, which are raised by the capo to the actual chords of F#, G#m, E and B.


I have posted my transposed version of "Like it's her Birthday" on my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page at www.guitarsongs.info (PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics)

The chords and lyrics for this great Good Charlotte song are at this link:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Like it's her Birthday" by Good Charlotte

Play along with the video below, or on Youtube at Good Charlotte "Like it's her Birthday" on YouTube




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Paramore "Brick by Boring Brick" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Although Paramore have been together for about six years, with three albums under their belts, "The Only Exception" ( which I worked out last month and posted to my Pop Songs guitar chords page ) was the first of their songs I'd ever heard, and it pretty much got me hooked!

On "Brick by Boring Brick", also from the latest album "Brand New Eyes", Hayley Williams shows that as well as the silky, sultry vocals she treated us with on "The Only Exception", she can really rock out the vocals when she wants to. It's a great rock song, I need to dig deeper into this album and the band's older work.

The song is in the key of A major, but I've transposed it down to G ( partly as this creates an easier set of chords, but mainly because I couldn't reach the high notes! ). If you want to play along with the song on CD or on the video below, you'll need to put a capo on the 2nd fret to bring the key back up from G to A.

The chords ( after transposition ) are Em, C, G and D through most of the song, with an A minor thrown in during the bridge. If you want to play without the capo, these will be F#m, D, A, E and B minor.


My interpretation of "Brick by Boring Brick" is now on Rock Songs Guitar Chords page of my website, at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick





When you've had a few practice runs, try playing along with the song above, or at YouTube - Paramore "Brick by Boring Brick". Remember that I've transposed the song from A down to G, so you'll need to either transpose back up to the A major set of chords, or just put a capo on the 2nd fret.


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Alicia Keys "Sleeping with a broken heart" Guitar chords and lyrics

Having not posted a song from Alicia Keys for over two years, I'm making up for it now by posting two in quick succession. I recently posted my interpretation of "Empire State of Mind (Part 2)" to my Pop Songs guitar chords page, and have now worked out the chords and lyrics to another great song from her "The Element of Freedom" album - "Sleeping With a Broken Heart". The song reached No. 2 in the U. S. R & B charts earlier this year.

Alicia sings the song in the key of F major, but I have transposed it to D major, to create an easier set of chords for beginners to play. If you want to play along with the song, just put a capo on the third fret, and you will be in key.

After transposing, the chords are very easy just G major, A major and D major in the verse, and G/F#, E minor, A major, D major and G major in the chorus. Don't worry about the G/F#, its just one of those transition chords leading from the G to the E minor and is shaped 2xx003, so from the G just remove your middle finger and place the index finger on the 2nd fret of the 6th string, muting the 5th and 4th.

I have posted my version of the chords and lyrics for "Sleeping With a Broken Heart" and added them to my Pop Songs guitar songs page at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Alicia Keys "Sleeping With a Broken Heart"


Try playing along with the video above, or on YouTube - Alicia Keys "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart". Don't forget to put the capo on the 3rd fret!

Alicia's official website is at www.aliciakeys.com


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Florence and the Machine - "You've got the Love" chords and lyrics

Having posted my first Florence and the Machine song transcription ( Dog Days are Over ) just a short while ago, I have every intention of posting more songs by the brilliant Florence Welch, who won the Critics Choice award at last year's Brit Awards, and have now worked out chords and lyrics for "You've got the love", the fifth single from the fabulous debut album "Lungs".

The song itself has certainly been around, having been recorded previously by The Source, Candi Staton and Joss Stone.

The song is in the somewhat tricky key of B flat ( F minor ), so I have transposed it down a semitone to A ( E minor ), which makes it much more playable, particularly for early learners. Just put your Capo on the first fret if you want to try playing along with the song. After transcription, the chords are just Em, D and A - a really easy sequence for beginners.

I've posted my interpretation of "Dog Days are Over" in simple chords and lyrics format to my Rock songs chords page, just click on the link below:

Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "You've Got the Love" by Florence and The Machine


Play along with the video above, or on Youtube at Florence and the Machine "You've Got the Love" on YouTube

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Temper Trap "Sweet Disposition" chords and lyrics

With the shortage of guitar bands getting airplay on radio or making into the charts, I find myself trying to work out guitar versions of songs from other genres, such as Owl City's "Fireflies" ( see previous post ) and the techno-pop "Sweet Dispostion" by Australian band Temper Trap, from their debut album "Conditions"

While the strumming patterns required to play this on guitar can be tricky, the chords themselves are very playable - D, Bm, G, and A. You can actually get away with just playing straight down-up strums throughout, unless you want to be brave and double-up as the tempo of the song speeds up!

Temper Trap were chosen by BBC (UK) as one of their 15 "Sounds of 2009"

I've uploaded my guitar chords interpretation of "Sweet Surrender" to my Rock songs chords page, you can find it at the link below:

Rock Guitar chords and lyrics to "Sweet Dispostion" by Temper Trap



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Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind #2 guitar chords and lyrics

Hard to believe that it's over 2 years since I've posted a song by Alicia Keys! But it was indeed March '08 when I uploaded chords and lyrics for "Like you'll never see me again" to my Soul/R&B songs page.

When I heard the 'original' Empire State of Mind I had my usual rant: "Another good song ruined by taking a great soul vocal and letting some banal rapper take all the good out of it". So I was delighted to hear that Alicia released her own version, Empire State of Mind #2, and got right down to working out a playable version for guitar.

Easy enough chords, just E, Amaj7 ( x02120 ) and B. If you're still finding the B a bit tricky, I've given an alternate version with C, Fmaj7, E, putting a capo on the 6th fret.

I have worked out my version of the chords and lyrics for "Empire State of Mind #2" and added them to my Pop Songs guitar songs page at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"



Play along with the video above, or on YouTube - Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind #2".

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Ben Harper - "Faithfully Remain" chords & lyrics

Another 'debut' artist on my website, and yet another song that I first heard in an episode of "House MD".

"Faithfully Remain", by Ben Harper and Relentless Seven, is a great song on the 2009 album "White Lies for Dark Times", and showcases Harper's anguished vocals, superb guitar playing and songwriting skills.

Ben has been around for quite a while ( first album "Pleasure and Pain" released in 1992 ), so apologies to fans for not including any of his previous stuff, I'll certainly try to catch up on his work and work out some more of his songs for this Blog.

I've worked out chords for "Faithfully Remain" and posted them to my Pop songs guitar chords page at the link below:

Pop Guitar chords and lyrics to "Faithfully Remain" by Ben Harper and Relentless 7



Try playing along with the video above or at this Youtube link for Faithfully Remain

Chords are pretty easy to play, even for relative beginners, consisting of E, A, B and C#m. If you find these chords tricky, put a capo on the 2nd fret, and transpose down a full tone, so the chords will change as follows:

E -> D
A -> G
B -> A
C#m -> Bm

That should do it!

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Rory Gallagher "If the day was any longer" chords

I received a request for a Rory Gallagher song, from his days with Taste, the song being "If the day was any longer" from the 1970 "On the Boards" album.

While I do have a Rory Gallagher song chords page on my guitar chords and lyrics website, I don't have a great many Rory songs, as my site is primarily aimed at learning guitarists, and the songs are in simple chords and lyrics format, not usually suited to Rory's unique and complex sound.

When I played the song on YouTube however, I actually remembered it, and it's one of those gorgeous mellow bluesy ballads Rory used to play as part of the acoustic section of his gigs.

So I was able to work out a version just using chords E, E7, A, G and B7, which should make it playable for most learning guitarists.

I have posted the song to www.guitarsongs.info at the link below:


Rory Gallagher guitar chords - If the day was any longer



You should try playing along with the video above ( it's also on YouTube - Rory Gallager and Taste: If the Day was any Longer )

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Tom Waits "Alice" guitar chords & lyrics

This is another song which somehow 'slipped thru the cracks'. I discovered my transposition of 'Alice' while migrating my site to a new host recently. Another one I had worked out and forgotten to post to the site. Ah well, better late than never, I s'pose...

In fairness, Tom did release 'Alice' and 'Woyczec' - two albums with totally contrasting material, on the same date in 2002 - as a huge Tom Waits fan, I probably spent that whole month just listening to the great new songs.

But I have now posted the chords for "Alice to my Tom Waits songs page at the link below:



Guitar chords and Lyrics for Tom Waits songs - "Alice"



You should try playing along with the video (above), or on Alice on Youtube

The original is in the key of F#m, which throws out somee tricky enough chords, so I've transposed it down to Em ( Check out my guide to chord transposition, to see how this is done. ). Anywaze, this leads to a more manageable set of chords - Am7, B7, Em, and E7. It's one of Tom's softer songs ( "Bawlers..." ), so you don't have to drink a quart of bourbon and smoke 60 Lucky Strikes before attempting it...!


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Norah Jones "Chasing Pirates" chords & lyrics

Norah Jones has released a new album "The Fall", her first since 2007's "Not Too Late". The album marks something of a new direction musically, and the artist credits boast some top studio crew and musicians who have previously collaborated with the likes of Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, Beck, REM, Elvis Costello and Johnny Cash.

The chords and lyrics for Norah's "Thinking about You" was my last Norah Jones post, and I've only had a chance to have a quick listen to the new album, it sounds really smooth, with a 'fuller' sound than previous albums.

I have worked out and posted the chords and lyrics of "Chasing Pirates", the first single from the new album, to my Norah Jones song chords page, check out the link below.

PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics - Norah Jones songs, "Chasing Pirates"



If the embedded video above doesn't play, you can still play along with the song by listening along on YouTube - Norah Jones "Chasing Pirates"

Chords for the song are very straightforward, it should be suitable for early learners to have a go! Verse chords are D, Bm, G, Em and chorus chords are: G, A, D, Bm. That's it!

Norah's official webpage is http://www.norahjones.com


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The Frames - "Plateau" chords and lyrics

The Frames are a band I frequently come back to, both to listen to, and to work out songs to play. A prolific band ( 10 albums in the past 12 years and still going strong ), there are a great selection of songs to choose from.

I've been listening to the 'Dance the Devil' album mostly of late, and have already included "Star Star" and "Neath the Beeches" from this album on my Frames guitar songs page .

I've now worked out fairly playable chords and lyrics to "Plateau" which you can find on my guitar chords website at the link below:


The Frames "Plateau" guitar chords and lyrics



Play along with the video above, or on YouTube at The Frames "Plateau"

You can buy the Frames albums, including "Dance the Devil", at CD Universe - Frames music page

The Frames' official website is at http://www.theframes.ie/



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Five for Fighting - Easy Tonight chords and lyrics

I have to admit that Five for Fighting ( stage name of US singer-songwriter John Ondrasik ) largely passed me by. I know that Superman (It's not easy) was a hit from the 2000 album "America Town" ( mental note to add this one to my 'to do' list )

But I heard "Easy Tonight" while watching an episode of the TV show Scrubs, and remembered it as one of the 'ones that got away' - I know I had it on my list at the time, but it somehow slipped through the net.

So, somewhat belatedly, I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics, and added them to my website at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Easy Tonight" by Five for Fighting.

You can listen/watch and play along to the song at This YouTube link


The band's official website is at: http://www.fiveforfighting.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/fiveforfighting


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The Eels 'That Look You Give That Guy' chords & lyrics

I'd almost forgotten about The Eels - the last song of theirs I worked out and added to the site was "Last Stop This Town" from their 1998 album "Electro-Shock Blues".

Recently heard the single "That Look you give that guy" from their new album "Hombre Lobo" and have just worked out a chords & lyrics version of this, and added it to my Rock guitar songs page at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "That Look You Give That Guy" by The Eels.

The chords might look tricky for beginners, but are straightforward enough - C, C/B, Bb, A, Dm, Dm/C and G, repeated thru all verses and chorus. The C/B is just x2x010, and Dm/C is xx3x21.




If the video above doesn't load, click on this YouTube - The Eels 'That Look You Give That Guy' link.


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The Eels CDs at CD Universe

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The Shins - The Past and Pending chords & lyrics

Following previous posts of "Kissing the Lipless", "New Slang", "The Celibate Life", "Phantom Limb", "Caring is Creepy", "Split Needles", "Black Wave", "Australia", "Strange Powers" and "Sea Legs" to my Shins guitar chords page, I have now added "The Past and Pending", an oldie from the 2001 album "Oh, Inverted World".

Once again, while the lyrics and melodies are somewhate quirky, the chords are very playable, even for those in the early learning stages, consisting of E, D, A, G ; E, D, A, D for the verse and the chorus also featuring all major chords, A, D, G and C. Try playing along with the YouTube video ( link below ).

You can find my interpretation of The Shins "The Past and Pending" on my guitar chords website at the link below:

The Shins - "The Past and Pending" guitar chords and lyrics


You can find "The Past and Pending" on YouTube at this link


You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page

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