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 www.deadreckoners.com 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 G Each one reaching out for someone F C G Doesn't anybody care SOLO 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 G Each one reaching out for someone F C G Doesn't anybody care >From Kevin Welch "Beneath My Wheels" Dead Reckoning Records 1999 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Company(BMI)/Kevin Welch Music(BMI)