from: Down From Above, 1990 Em Em Nice old girls soak up the sun C C Wondering who won the race they run Am Am Sad old boys suck on lager tins D D Staggering past on tottering pins c C Little kids play on the fountain by the square D D G And the flower girl sells bunches by the pair Em Em Blue stocking blue a girl of high-legged renown C C Strides past and through lacking only a gown Am Am Her mind is high her heels on the ground D D Poetess of the ordinary her thoughts profound C C Her eyes are bright her nose looks down D D G G The books she reads are her only sound Em And you know you can't have her Em You know it's not you Em Only the girls in the square G Know who is who Em Only the drunks by the fountain Em Know what to do Em D Only the kids on the benches can have G Bloomsbury blue Em Em Blue stocking blue makes tea in her flat C C Wonders whether the day is right to wear a hat Am Am She calls a friend, stretches her calf D D Too lovely to be, too beautiful by half C C She falls on the bed and arches her back D D G G Closes her eyes and dreams of black Em And you know you can't have her Em You know it's not you Em Only the ladies of the night G Know who is who Em Only the sleeping drunks Em Know what to do Em D Only the kids with their ball can have G Bloomsbury blue Em Em See picture painters basking by the tree C C The colours they use red blue and three Am Am The publican laughs as three men bet D D The horses aren't running so they stay in debt C C Newsprint for a bed, a dosser falls D D G G And somewhere close a tennis player calls D C Then the horses run and the old girls dance G G Time for the fair and the games of chance D C Booze is falling like rain from the sky G G And flowers lighten before they die D C Kids paint their faces and mamas laugh G G While bloomsbury blue ties on her scarf D C She's on the square, she's by the park G G She's in the light, she's in the dark Em And you know you can't have her Em You know it's not you Em Only the ladies of the night G Know who is who Em Only the sleeping drunks Em Know what to do Em D Only the kids with their ball can have G Bloomsbury blue Em Em Most of it's over she lies by the fire C C Only she knows you can't get much higher Am Am Than blue stocking blue a girl of high renown D D Who seeks and finds without a sound D D Who uses the day as if it's the night D D Who passes you by never a sight C C Who makes you shiver without knowing why D D G Like bloomsbury blue is part of the sky