Chords with lyrics
The song is a 1-4-5 using very basic alternate bass picking.
Enjoy. If you have any Prine or Steve Goodman in your
'puter please send them along....
Unwed Fathers
by John Prine
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
In an Appalachian, ...
G+G D MajorD G+G
She sits there waiting...
C majorC G+G C majorC
'Goodbye brother, ...
G+G D MajorD G+G
'Tell all the others, ....
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G
From an teenage lover, to ....
D MajorD
kept undercovers, ....
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
While unwed fathers, they can't ....
G+G D MajorD G+G
They run like water, ...
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
In a cold and grey town, a ....
G+G D MajorD G+G
'This ain't no playground, ...
C majorC G+G C majorC
Someones children, ...
G+G D MajorD G+G
in a grey stone ....
(Chorus)
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Some where else bound, ...
G+G D MajorD G+G
She bows her head down, ....
C majorC G+G C majorC
'Your daddy never, meant to ....
G+G D MajorD G+G
'he just don't live here....
(Chorus)
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-Paul McGinness