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[Verse]
GShe lives in  the BGsusastard NGation
FShe doesn't even know Cher nGame
GNo one there knows Gsuswhere they come Gfrom
FCould've been Abel Ccould've been CGain
GShe was raised by Gsusloving Ghands
FDown by the Gulf COf MexicGo
GHer savior was a Gsuspreacher Gman
FThey loved her like she Cwas their Gown
GBut one thing they could not Gsusgive to Gher
FThough they tried with all Ctheir Gmight
GThey could not fill the GsusemptineGss
FShe felt when she lay down Ceach Gnight
GShe comes from the GsusBastard GNation
FShe don't  even kCnow her naGme
GNo one there knows Gsuswhere they come Gfrom
FCould've been Abel Ccould've been CGain
GAll alone in the GsusBastard GNation
FJust like all the Cothers Gthere
GEach one reaching out for someone
FDoesn't anybody CcarGe
GTonight I'll put my Gsuschild to Gbed
FShe'll look in her Cfather's Geyes
GSomewhere  in there  she'll Gsussee herseGlf
FAnd feel all those Cinvisible Gties
GBut that girl from the GsusBastard GNation
FShe just seems to Cdrift Gaway
GShe never knew just Gsuswhere to Gland
FIt's the only thing that ever Cmade her Gpray
GShe comes from the GsusBastard GNation
FShe doesn't even know Cher Gname
GNo one there knows Gsuswhere they come fGrom
FCould've been Abel Ccould've been CGain
GAll alone in the GsusBastard GNation
FJust like all the Cothers Gthere
GEach one reaching out for someone
FDoesn't anybody CcarGe

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Bastard Nation

by Kevin Welch

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Gsus

[Verse]

G Gsus G

She lives in the Bastard Nation

F C G

She doesn't even know her name

G Gsus G

No one there knows where they come from

F C G

Could've been Abel could've been Cain

G Gsus G

She was raised by loving hands

F C G

Down by the Gulf Of Mexico

G Gsus G

Her savior was a preacher man

F C G

They loved her like she was their own

G Gsus G

But one thing they could not give to her

F C G

Though they tried with all their might

G Gsus G

They could not fill the emptiness

F C G

She felt when she lay down each night

G Gsus G

She comes from the Bastard Nation

F C G

She don't even know her name

G Gsus G

No one there knows where they come from

F C G

Could've been Abel could've been Cain

G Gsus G

All alone in the Bastard Nation

F C G

Just like all the others there

Each one reaching out for someone

F C G

Doesn't anybody care

G Gsus G

Tonight I'll put my child to bed

F C G

She'll look in her father's eyes

G Gsus G

Somewhere in there she'll see herself

F C G

And feel all those invisible ties

G Gsus G

But that girl from the Bastard Nation

F C G

She just seems to drift away

G Gsus G

She never knew just where to land

F C G

It's the only thing that ever made her pray

G Gsus G

She comes from the Bastard Nation

F C G

She doesn't even know her name

G Gsus G

No one there knows where they come from

F C G

Could've been Abel could've been Cain

G Gsus G

All alone in the Bastard Nation

F C G

Just like all the others there

Each one reaching out for someone

F C G

Doesn't anybody care

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