Unwed Fathers - Prine John, guitar chords

Published: 2016-01-05 18:09
Selection chords: Sofia Davis

G                  C         G       C
In an Appalachian, Greyhound station
               G        D           G
She sits there waiting, in a family way
                  C          G         C
ʼGoodbye brother, Tell Mom I love herʼ
              G       D              G
ʼTell all the others, Iʼll write somedayʼ

Chorus:
G               C                  G
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
                                D
kept undercovers, like some bad dream
            G        C             G        C
While unwed fathers, they canʼt be bothered
              G      D                  G
They run like water, through a mountain stream

G                        C             G          C
In a cold and grey town, a nurse sayʼs ʼLay downʼ
               G            D             G
ʼThis ainʼt no playground, and this ainʼt homeʼ
                   C          G       C
Someones children, out having children
                G          D     G
in a grey stone building, all al-one

Chorus.

G                      C               G         C
Some where else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound
             G          D            G
She bows her head down, humming lullabys
                   C                 G     C
ʼYour daddy never, meant to hurt you everʼ
               G          D                 G
ʼhe just donʼt live here, but youʼve got his eyesʼ

Chorus.