The Standells - Dirty Water

      
 
 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)
 
       6X; tambourine and bass enter 2nd time, drums 3rd, organ 4th 
 Intro :
 
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 (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:
 
   as above 
 E 
 Yeah, down by the river
 Down by the banks of the river Charles (aw, that's what's happenin'
 baby)
 
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   as above 
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 That's where you'll find me
                                   E                                  
 Along with lovers, fuggers, and thieves (aw, but they're cool people)
         B                   
 Well I love that dirty water
          N.C. 
 (B) Bb A  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)
 
                                              A                      
 Instrumental (as per verse chords; harmonica  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!)
                                            fade 
 I love that dirty water (Come on, come on) 
 
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers