Unwed Fathers - Prine John, ukulele chords

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

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

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

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

Chorus.

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

Chorus.