Chords for Sarah Jarosz nods to John Prine "Unwed Fathers" FreshGrass 2021
Tempo:
112.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Eb
Ebm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
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[Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
In [Db] Appalachian, ground [Ab]
station [Db] She sits [Ab] there waiting
[Eb] In a [Ab] family way
Goodbye brother, [Db] tell mama I [Ab] loved her
[Db] Tell [Ab] all the others [Eb] I'll [Ab] write someday
[Eb] Teenage [Db] lover, to an unwed [Ab] mother
Tucked under covers like some [Eb] bad dream
[Ab] Unwed fathers, [Db]
they can't be [Ab] bothered
[Db]
They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through a mountain [Ab] stream
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] In a cold and gray town, [Db] the nurses [Ab] let them
[Db] This ain't [Ab] no playground, [Eb] and this [Ab] ain't home
[Eb]
[Ab] Someone's children, [Db] out having [Ab] children
[Db] In a gray [Ab] stone [Eb] building, [Ab] all alone
[Ebm] [Db] Teenage lover, to an unwed [Ab] mother
Tucked under covers like some [Eb] bad dream
[Ab] Unwed fathers, [Db] they can't be [Ab] bothered
[Db] They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through a [Ab] mountain stream
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] On
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
to somewhere [Ab] else now, [Db]
smoky mountain [Ab] graham
[Db] She [Ab] bows her head [Eb] down, humming [Ab] lullaby
Your daddy, meant [Db] to hurt [Ab] you lover
[Db] He just [Ab] don't live here, [Eb]
but you've got [Ab] his eye
[Ebm] Teenage [Db] lover, [Ab] [Db] to an unwed [Ab] mother
Tucked under covers like some [Eb] bad dream
[Ab] Unwed fathers, [Db] they [Ab] can't be bothered
[Db] They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through [Ab] a mountain stream
Oh, they run like water [Eb]
through a [Ab] mountain stream
Thank you, John Prine!
[B]
[Db]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
In [Db] Appalachian, ground [Ab]
station [Db] She sits [Ab] there waiting
[Eb] In a [Ab] family way
Goodbye brother, [Db] tell mama I [Ab] loved her
[Db] Tell [Ab] all the others [Eb] I'll [Ab] write someday
[Eb] Teenage [Db] lover, to an unwed [Ab] mother
Tucked under covers like some [Eb] bad dream
[Ab] Unwed fathers, [Db]
they can't be [Ab] bothered
[Db]
They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through a mountain [Ab] stream
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] In a cold and gray town, [Db] the nurses [Ab] let them
[Db] This ain't [Ab] no playground, [Eb] and this [Ab] ain't home
[Eb]
[Ab] Someone's children, [Db] out having [Ab] children
[Db] In a gray [Ab] stone [Eb] building, [Ab] all alone
[Ebm] [Db] Teenage lover, to an unwed [Ab] mother
Tucked under covers like some [Eb] bad dream
[Ab] Unwed fathers, [Db] they can't be [Ab] bothered
[Db] They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through a [Ab] mountain stream
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] On
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
to somewhere [Ab] else now, [Db]
smoky mountain [Ab] graham
[Db] She [Ab] bows her head [Eb] down, humming [Ab] lullaby
Your daddy, meant [Db] to hurt [Ab] you lover
[Db] He just [Ab] don't live here, [Eb]
but you've got [Ab] his eye
[Ebm] Teenage [Db] lover, [Ab] [Db] to an unwed [Ab] mother
Tucked under covers like some [Eb] bad dream
[Ab] Unwed fathers, [Db] they [Ab] can't be bothered
[Db] They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through [Ab] a mountain stream
Oh, they run like water [Eb]
through a [Ab] mountain stream
Thank you, John Prine!
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In _ [Db] Appalachian, _ ground [Ab] _
station _ [Db] She sits [Ab] there _ waiting
[Eb] _ In a [Ab] family _ way
_ _ Goodbye _ brother, _ [Db] tell mama I [Ab] loved her
[Db] Tell [Ab] all the _ others [Eb] _ I'll [Ab] write someday _
_ _ [Eb] Teenage [Db] lover, _ _ to an unwed [Ab] _ mother _
Tucked under covers _ _ like some [Eb] bad dream _ _
_ _ [Ab] Unwed fathers, _ [Db]
they can't be [Ab] _ bothered
_ [Db]
They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through a mountain [Ab] _ stream _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ In _ _ _ a cold and gray town, [Db] _ the nurses [Ab] let them
[Db] _ This ain't [Ab] no playground, _ [Eb] _ and this [Ab] ain't home
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] Someone's children, _ [Db] _ out having [Ab] _ children
_ [Db] In a gray [Ab] stone _ [Eb] building, _ _ _ [Ab] all alone _ _ _ _
[Ebm] [Db] Teenage lover, _ _ to an unwed [Ab] mother
_ _ Tucked under _ covers _ like some [Eb] bad _ dream _ _ _
_ [Ab] Unwed fathers, _ [Db] _ they can't be [Ab] bothered
_ [Db] _ They run [Ab] like water _ [Eb] _ through a [Ab] mountain stream _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] On _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
to somewhere [Ab] else now, [Db] _
smoky mountain [Ab] _ _ graham
[Db] She [Ab] bows her head [Eb] down, _ humming [Ab] _ lullaby
_ _ Your daddy, _ _ _ meant [Db] to hurt [Ab] you lover
_ _ [Db] He just [Ab] don't live here, [Eb] _
but you've got [Ab] his _ eye _ _ _
[Ebm] Teenage [Db] _ lover, [Ab] _ [Db] to an unwed [Ab] _ mother
_ Tucked under _ covers _ like some [Eb] bad dream _ _ _
[Ab] Unwed _ fathers, _ [Db] they [Ab] can't be bothered
_ [Db] They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through _ [Ab] a mountain stream
_ Oh, they run like water _ [Eb] _
through _ a _ [Ab] mountain stream
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you, John Prine!
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In _ [Db] Appalachian, _ ground [Ab] _
station _ [Db] She sits [Ab] there _ waiting
[Eb] _ In a [Ab] family _ way
_ _ Goodbye _ brother, _ [Db] tell mama I [Ab] loved her
[Db] Tell [Ab] all the _ others [Eb] _ I'll [Ab] write someday _
_ _ [Eb] Teenage [Db] lover, _ _ to an unwed [Ab] _ mother _
Tucked under covers _ _ like some [Eb] bad dream _ _
_ _ [Ab] Unwed fathers, _ [Db]
they can't be [Ab] _ bothered
_ [Db]
They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through a mountain [Ab] _ stream _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ In _ _ _ a cold and gray town, [Db] _ the nurses [Ab] let them
[Db] _ This ain't [Ab] no playground, _ [Eb] _ and this [Ab] ain't home
_ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] Someone's children, _ [Db] _ out having [Ab] _ children
_ [Db] In a gray [Ab] stone _ [Eb] building, _ _ _ [Ab] all alone _ _ _ _
[Ebm] [Db] Teenage lover, _ _ to an unwed [Ab] mother
_ _ Tucked under _ covers _ like some [Eb] bad _ dream _ _ _
_ [Ab] Unwed fathers, _ [Db] _ they can't be [Ab] bothered
_ [Db] _ They run [Ab] like water _ [Eb] _ through a [Ab] mountain stream _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] On _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
to somewhere [Ab] else now, [Db] _
smoky mountain [Ab] _ _ graham
[Db] She [Ab] bows her head [Eb] down, _ humming [Ab] _ lullaby
_ _ Your daddy, _ _ _ meant [Db] to hurt [Ab] you lover
_ _ [Db] He just [Ab] don't live here, [Eb] _
but you've got [Ab] his _ eye _ _ _
[Ebm] Teenage [Db] _ lover, [Ab] _ [Db] to an unwed [Ab] _ mother
_ Tucked under _ covers _ like some [Eb] bad dream _ _ _
[Ab] Unwed _ fathers, _ [Db] they [Ab] can't be bothered
_ [Db] They run [Ab] like water [Eb] through _ [Ab] a mountain stream
_ Oh, they run like water _ [Eb] _
through _ a _ [Ab] mountain stream
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you, John Prine!
_ _ [B] _ _ _