Chords with lyrics
[Intro]
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC
[Verse 1]
FF C majorC FF
In an Appalachian, Greyhound station
C majorC G+G C majorC
You sit there waiting, in a family way
FF C majorC FF
"Goodbye brother, Tell Mom I love her
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC
"Tell all the others, I'll write someday"
[Chorus]
FF C majorC
From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother
G+G
Head under covers, like some bad dream
C majorC FF C majorC FF
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
C majorC G+G C majorC
They run like water, from a mountain stream
[Instrumental]
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC x2
[Verse 2]
FF C majorC FF
In a cold and grey town, a nurse say's, "Lay down"
C majorC G+G C majorC
"This ain't no playground, and this ain't home"
FF C majorC FF
Someone's children, out having children
C majorC G+G C majorC
In a grey stone building, all alone
[Chorus]
FF C majorC
From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother
G+G
Head under covers, like some bad dream
C majorC FF C majorC FF
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
C majorC G+G C majorC
They run like water, from a mountain stream
[Interlude]
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC G+G C majorC
[Verse 3]
FF C majorC FF
Somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound
C majorC G+G C majorC
She bows her head down, singing lullabies
FF C majorC FF
"Your daddy never meant to hurt you ever
C majorC G+G C majorC