Chord/Tab song: Bastard Nation

Kevin Welch Bastard Nation written by Kevin Welch

Sandy Bull sarod
Henry Stinson hand drum
Glen Worf bass
Kieran Kane mandolin
Charlie White guitar
Mike Henderson guitar
Phil Jones percussion
Kevin Welch vocals/acoustic guitar

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[G]She lives in the B[Gsus]astard N[G]ation
[F]She doesn't even know [C]her n[G]ame
[G]No one there knows [Gsus]where they come [G]from
[F]Could've been Abel [C]could've been C[G]ain
[G]She was raised by [Gsus]loving [G]hands
[F]Down by the Gulf [C]Of Mexic[G]o
[G]Her savior was a [Gsus]preacher [G]man
[F]They loved her like she [C]was their [G]own
[G]But one thing they could not [Gsus]give to [G]her
[F]Though they tried with all [C]their [G]might
[G]They could not fill the [Gsus]emptine[G]ss
[F]She felt when she lay down [C]each [G]night
[G]She comes from the [Gsus]Bastard [G]Nation
[F]She don't even k[C]now her na[G]me
[G]No one there knows [Gsus]where they come [G]from
[F]Could've been Abel [C]could've been C[G]ain
[G]All alone in the [Gsus]Bastard [G]Nation
[F]Just like all the [C]others [G]there
[G]Each one reaching out for someone
[F]Doesn't anybody [C]car[G]e

SOLO

[G]Tonight I'll put my [Gsus]child to [G]bed
[F]She'll look in her [C]father's[G] eyes
[G]Somewhere in there she'll [Gsus]see herse[G]lf
[F]And feel all those [C]invisible [G]ties
[G]But that girl from the [Gsus]Bastard [G]Nation
[F]She just seems to [C]drift [G]away
[G]She never knew just [Gsus]where to [G]land
[F]It's the only thing that ever [C]made her [G]pray
[G]She comes from the [Gsus]Bastard [G]Nation
[F]She doesn't even know [C]her [G]name
[G]No one there knows [Gsus]where they come f[G]rom
[F]Could've been Abel [C]could've been C[G]ain
[G]All alone in the [Gsus]Bastard [G]Nation
[F]Just like all the [C]others [G]there
[G]Each one reaching out for someone
[F]Doesn't anybody [C]car[G]e

>From Kevin Welch "Beneath My Wheels"
Dead Reckoning Records 1999
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Company(BMI)/Kevin Welch Music(BMI)