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[Verse 1]

                  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"


[Chorus]

               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]

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[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


[Chorus]

               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]

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[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"