Unwed Fathers
(John Prine/Bobby Braddock)

Intro:
[G] [C] [G]

In an App[G]alachian, [C]Greyhound sta[G]tion [C]
She sits there wa[G]iting, [D]in a family w[G]ay
'Goodbye br[G]other, [C]Tell Mom I love h[G]er' [C]
'Tell all the ot[G]hers, [D]I'll write som[G]eday'

Chorus:
[G]From an teenage lo[C]ver, to an unwed mo[G]ther
Kept undercover, like some bad dr[D]eam [D7]
While unwed fa[G]thers, [C]they can't be bot[G]hered [C]
They run like w[G]ater, [D]through a mountain st[G]ream

[G]In a cold and grey town, [C]a nurse say's 'L[G]ay down' [C]
'This ain't no pla[G]yground, [D]and this ain't h[G]ome'
[G]Someone's children, [C]out having chi[G]ldren [C]
In a grey stone bu[G]ilding, [D]all al[G]one

Repeat Chorus:

Instrumental:
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]

[G]On somewhere else bound, [C]Smokey Mountain Grey[G]hound [C]
'She bows her h[G]ead down, [D]hummin' lul[G]labys
'[G]Your daddy never, [C]meant to hurt you e[G]ver' [C]
'He just don't li[G]ve here, [D]but you've got his e[G]yes'

Repeat Chorus:

Ending:
[G]Well, they run like wa[D]ter, through a mountain str[G]eam

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