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ARTIST: Christy Moore (Joni Mitchell cover with adapted lyrics and chords)
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
AJoanie was an unmarried girl     F#mjust turned twenty-seven
When they Asent her to the sisters because of the way men F#mlooked at her
DBranded as a jezebel she knew she F#mwas not bound for heaven
She had been Dcast in shame into the EMagdalene Alaundries
[Verse 2]
A                               F#m
Most girls went there pregnant    some by their own fathers
  ABridget got her belly from the Parish F#mPriest
They're trying to Dget things as white as snow, all of those F#mwoe-begotten daughters
In the Dsteaming stains of the EMagdalene Alaundries
[Bridge]
DProstitutes and destitutes    F#mand temptresses like Joanie
DFallen women sentenced  into F#mdreamless drudgery
DWhy do the call this place    F#mOur Lady Of Charity?
DOf Charity?
[Verse 3]
These Abloodless brides of Jesus if they could F#mjust once glimpse their groom
They'd Adrop the stones concealed behind their F#mrosaries
DThey wilt the grass they walk upon they leech the F#mlight out of a room
They'd like to Dwash those girls down the Edrains of The Magdalene ALaunderies
[Outro]
APeg O'Connell died today. She was a F#mcheeky girl, they stuffed her in a hole
ASurely to God you'd think at least some F#mbells should ring
DJoanie thinks she'll die there too and that they'll F#mtramp her in the dirt
Like Dsome lame bulb that never will bloom when the F#mspringtime comes
When the Dspringtime comes
When the F#mspringtime comes
When the Dspringtime comes
F#m   D   F#m   D   F#m

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The Magdalene Laundries

by Christy Moore

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

ARTIST: Christy Moore (Joni Mitchell cover with adapted lyrics and chords)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A F#m

Joanie was an unmarried girl just turned twenty-seven

A F#m

When they sent her to the sisters because of the way men looked at her

D F#m

Branded as a jezebel she knew she was not bound for heaven

D E A

She had been cast in shame into the Magdalene laundries

[Verse 2]

A F#m

Most girls went there pregnant some by their own fathers

A F#m

Bridget got her belly from the Parish Priest

D F#m

They're trying to get things as white as snow, all of those woe-begotten daughters

D E A

In the steaming stains of the Magdalene laundries

[Bridge]

D F#m

Prostitutes and destitutes and temptresses like Joanie

D F#m

Fallen women sentenced into dreamless drudgery

D F#m

Why do the call this place Our Lady Of Charity?

Of Charity?

[Verse 3]

A F#m

These bloodless brides of Jesus if they could just once glimpse their groom

A F#m

They'd drop the stones concealed behind their rosaries

D F#m

They wilt the grass they walk upon they leech the light out of a room

D E A

They'd like to wash those girls down the drains of The Magdalene Launderies

[Outro]

A F#m

Peg O'Connell died today. She was a cheeky girl, they stuffed her in a hole

A F#m

Surely to God you'd think at least some bells should ring

D F#m

Joanie thinks she'll die there too and that they'll tramp her in the dirt

D F#m

Like some lame bulb that never will bloom when the springtime comes

When the springtime comes

F#m

When the springtime comes

F#m D F#m D F#m

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