E   E/D   E/C#   E/B

[Verse]
A                       E    A
Came from the hills of Livadia
D          A           E     A
Ice capped peaks and eagle's spire
A                  E           A
Olive groves and a bowl of stew
D             A              E       A        E
You dance all night with the kin you never knew

 E   E/D   E/C#   E/B

[Verse]
A                       E            A
Australia seemed like a land of dreams
D      A       E    A
Frigidaires and two TVs
A                  E       A
Process work won't pay the bills
D         A      E         A        E
Kids need shoes, takes six weeks of saving

[Bridge]
F#m
And the debt collector haunts your sleep
       E
Like a shadow at your heels
       F#m
We can offer tea and sympathy
     E
But can't know how it feels

[Pre-Chorus]
          D                         E
Take your blues to the bottle every Friday night
    A                  D
And drink them all away
         E                            A
Take the world in your hands when the weekend comes
  D                   E
Tomorrow's another day...

[Chorus]
   A             E      A
Oh Ma-ri-a, sweet Ma-ri-a
    D          A            E        A
The blinds are torn and the door's ajar
  A                    E           A
A sneaking draught, it chills your bones
D    A   E         A         E
Ma-ri-a, you're so far from home

[Verse]
A               E         A
Foreman leers as he walks by
D    A        E       A
Ugly dial and furtive eyes
A          E     A
You refuse again today
D         A         E          A      E
And what will come, there's no way of saying

[Verse]
     A                   E      A
They rob you blind, they suck you dry
D             A          E         A
You sell your life, they sell you lies
A                   E         A
Wogs and sprogs you hear them say
D         A         E          A          E
When you meet them face to face They turn away...

[Bridge]
F#m
And the chrome glints hard in the used car yards
        E
And the semis whine at night
F#m
Chequered dreams of sanctuary
    E
To the flicker of a neon light

[Pre-Chorus]
          D                         E
Take your blues to the bottle every Friday night
    A                  D
And drink them all away
         E                            A
Take the world in your hands when the weekend comes
   D                   E
Tomorrow's another day...

[Chorus]
   A             E      A
Oh Ma-ri-a, sweet Ma-ri-a
    D          A            E        A
The blinds are torn and the door's ajar
  A                    E           A
A sneaking draught, it chills your bones
D    A   E         A        E
Ma-ri-a, you're so far from home

[Verse]
(Drums Only)
 N.C
Husband's face is pocked and lined
 N.C
Pride is shattered and his rage is blind
 N.C
Out of work, short of hope
 N.C
You try to talk but he just won't understand

[Chorus]
   A             E      A
Oh Ma-ri-a, sweet Ma-ri-a
    D          A            E        A
The blinds are torn and the door's ajar
  A                    E           A
A sneaking draught, it chills your bones
D    A   E         A         E
Ma-ri-a, you're so far from home
E   E/D   E/C#          A                 E
                And you sing your song alone