Chords
Unwed Fathers

Key: C

Introduction: C    F    C    F    C    G    C    

                                                F                         C                    F  
In an Appalachian, Greyhound station
                                     C                 G                              C  
You sit there waiting, in a family way
                                             F                            C                      F  
"Goodbye brother, Tell Mom I love her
                                     C              G                                      C                    F         C    F      C  
"Tell all the others, I'll write someday"
                                        F                                              C  
From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother
                                                                                        G  
Head under covers, like some bad dream
                                C                 F                                    C                      F  
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
                                     C            G                                         C  
They run like water, from a mountain stream
Instrumental
C      F    C         F    C         G    C  
verse 2
                                                                F                                         C                         F  
In a cold and grey town, a nurse say's, "Lay down"
                                        C                         G                                      C  
"This ain't no playground, and this ain't home"
                                                  F                            C                      F  
Someone's children, out having children
                                          C                    G            C  
In a grey stone building, all alone
                                        F                                              C  
From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother
                                                                                        G  
Head under covers, like some bad dream
                                C                 F                                    C                      F  
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
                                     C            G                                         C  
They run like water, from a mountain stream
Interlude
C      F    C         F    C         G    C  
verse 3
                                                        F                                         C                         F  
Somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound
                                  C                      G                                 C  
She bows her head down, singing lullabies
                                             F                                              C            F  
"Your daddy never meant to hurt you ever
                                        C                      G                                                 C  
"He just don't live here, but you've got his eyes"