Unwed Fathers 
Writer: John Prine 
 
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In an Appalachian, Greyhound station 
         G        D           G 
She sits there waiting, in a family way 
                  C          G         C 
Goodbye brother, Tell Mom I love her' 
             G       D              G 
Tell all the others, I'll write someday' 
 
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From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother 
                                D 
Kept under covers, like some bad dream 
              G        C             G        C 
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered 
              G      D                  G 
They run like water, through a mountain stream 
 
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In a cold and gray town, a nurse say's 'Lay down' 
                 G            D             G 
This ain't no playground, and this ain't home' 
                     C          G       C 
Someone’s children, out having children 
                  G          D     G 
In a gray stone building, all al-one 
  
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Somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound 
G          D            G 
She bows her head down, humming lullabies 
                     C                 G     C 
Your daddy never, meant to hurt you ever' 
                G          D                 G 
He just don't live here, but you've got his eyes' 
 
Chorus