Jonh Prine ............ Unwed Fathers

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