Redgum - Working girls

^DSaid she came from P^D/C#ortland Where the a^Bmshen skies and leaden ocean ^GLeft her like the l^Docal boys, b^Aarren of e^Gmotion ^DAs we talked we w^D/C#atched the raindrops ^BmRunning down the window Laundromat in D^F#marlinghurst Like a f^Gish shop from the p^Aast

And her m^Gother called her M^Dary After M^Aary Magdalene ^BmTo deny her b^F#meauty Would have b^Geen the greatest s^Ain It was a p^Grofile in the n^Deon and a K^Aings Cross Doorway l^Dean To h^Galf an hour of t^Dending someone e^Glse's tangled d^Aream

There were li^Dnes of sailors, l^D/C#ines of speed L^Bmines upon the Footpath where she s^Gtared When things were q^Duiet, as n^Aight deferred to d^Gawn And the c^Doke cups played red r^D/C#over In the b^Bmreeze that scuttled through the streets ^F#mTaxies left for greener fields While S^Gydney stretched and y^Aawned

And her m^Gother called her M^Dary After M^Aary Magdalene There were v^Bmirgins in the mo^F#mrning She had s^Gisters in the p^Aain; And the w^Gives would clutch their h^Dusbands Perh^Aaps they shared the s^Dhame 'cause w^Gorking streets and w^Dedding rings are s^Gometimes much the s^Aame

Tap-danced wi^Dth the buskers ^D/C# Near the s^Bmubway shouting blues songs they r^Gemembered From their t^Deenage years of d^Areamtime radi^Go And the y^Dears withdrew b^D/C#ehind her eyes T^Bmo let the little girl look out In s^F#mimple childish innocence At d^Grawings in the s^Aand

And her m^Gother called her M^Dary After M^Aary Magdalene She had l^Bmong dark hair and m^F#massage oil And a k^Gey to let you i^An; And the l^Gines upon her f^Dace were m^Aaps of roads she'd t^Dravelled Lined with p^Geople throwing s^Dtones because they d^Gidn't unders^Atand That a ha^Glf an hour of t^Denderness Perh^Aaps they shared the s^Dhame 'cause w^Gorking streets and w^Dedding rings are s^Gometimes much the s^Aame