Chords for Patty Loveless "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive"

Tempo:
125.95 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Gm

Eb

F

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Patty Loveless "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" chords
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[Gm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [Dm] [Gm]
In the deep dark [D]
hills of [N] eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I traced my
[Eb] bloodline
And it's there I [Bb]
read [C] on a [Eb] hillside gravestone
[Gm] You'll never [D] leave [G] [F] Harlan [Gm]
alive
Oh my grandfather's [Bb] dead
[F] Crossed the Comber Hood Mountains
[C]
[F] Where [Gm] he took a pretty [Bb] girl to be [Eb] his bride
[Bb] Said [Eb] won't you walk with [Bb] me
Out of [C] the mouth of [Eb] this holler
[Gm] We'll never [D] leave [G] Harlan [Gm]
alive
Where the sun [Bb] comes up
[Eb] About [Bb] ten in the morning and the sun [Gm] goes down
[Ab] About [Bb] three in [Eb] the day [Bb] and you fill your cup
[Eb] Whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking and you spend [Gm] your life
Just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away
No one ever [Bb] knew there was [F] coal in them [C] mountains
Till [Gm] a man [Bb] from the northeast [Eb] arrived
Waving hundred dollar [Bb] bills
Said I'll [C] pay for [Eb] your minerals
[Gm] He never [D] left Harlan [Gm]
alive
Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap
And [F] they moved out [C] west to Pineville
To [Gm] a farm where [Bb] big rich land river [Eb]
winds
[Bb] And I bet [Eb] they danced in a [Bb] jig
And they laughed and [C] sang a new [Eb]
song
Who said [Gm] we'd never [D] leave [Gm] Harlan alive
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [F] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
But
[Dm] [Gm]
the times they [Bb] got hard
[F] And tobacco wasn't [C] selling
[Gm] And old Granddad knew what he'd [Bb] do [Eb] to survive
[Bb] He went [Eb] and dug for [Bb] Harlan coal
And sent [C] the money back [Eb] to Grandma
But [Gm] he never [D] left [Gm] Harlan alive
Where the sun [Bb] comes up
About ten in the morning and the sun [Gm] goes down
[Ab] About three [Eb] in the day [Bb] and you fill your cup
With [Eb] whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking
And you spend [Gm] your life digging coal
[Ab] From the bottom of [G] your [Gm] grave
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[C] [Eb]
[Gm] You'll never leave [Dm] [Gm] Harlan
[Bb] [F]
[Gm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [F] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [Gm]
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Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
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To learn Patty Loveless - Youll Never Leave Harlan Alive chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Gm, Bb, Eb, Bb, C and Eb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 62 BPM before aiming for the song's 126 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Bb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In the _ deep dark [D] _
hills of [N] eastern Kentucky _ _ _ _
That's the place where I traced my _ _ _
[Eb] bloodline
_ _ And it's _ there I [Bb] _
read [C] on a _ [Eb] hillside _ gravestone _ _ _
[Gm] You'll never [D] leave [G] _ [F] Harlan _ [Gm] _
alive _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Oh my _ grandfather's [Bb] _ dead
[F] Crossed the _ Comber Hood Mountains
[C]
[F] Where [Gm] he took a pretty [Bb] girl to be [Eb] his bride _
_ _ [Bb] Said [Eb] won't you walk with [Bb] me
Out of [C] the mouth of [Eb] this holler
_ [Gm] _ We'll never [D] leave _ [G] Harlan [Gm] _
alive
_ Where the sun [Bb] comes up _ _ _
_ [Eb] About [Bb] ten in the morning and the sun [Gm] goes _ down
_ _ [Ab] About [Bb] three in [Eb] the day [Bb] and you fill your cup _ _ _
[Eb] Whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking and you spend [Gm] your life
Just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away _
No _ _ one ever [Bb] knew _ there was [F] coal in them [C] mountains
Till [Gm] a man [Bb] from the _ northeast [Eb] arrived _
_ _ _ _ Waving hundred dollar [Bb] bills
Said I'll [C] pay for [Eb] your minerals
_ [Gm] _ He never [D] left _ Harlan _ [Gm]
alive
_ _ Grandma _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ sold [Bb] out cheap
And [F] they moved out [C] west to Pineville
To [Gm] a farm where [Bb] big rich land river [Eb]
winds
_ _ [Bb] And I bet [Eb] they danced in a [Bb] jig
And they laughed and [C] sang a new [Eb]
song
Who said [Gm] _ we'd never [D] leave _ [Gm] Harlan _ _ alive _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ But _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
the times they [Bb] got hard
[F] And tobacco _ wasn't [C] selling
_ [Gm] And old Granddad knew what he'd [Bb] do [Eb] to survive
_ _ [Bb] He went [Eb] and dug for [Bb] Harlan coal
And sent [C] the money back [Eb] to Grandma
But [Gm] he _ never [D] left _ [Gm] Harlan alive
_ _ Where _ _ the sun [Bb] comes up _ _ _
About _ ten in the morning and the sun [Gm] goes _ down
_ _ [Ab] About three [Eb] in the day [Bb] and you fill your cup
With _ _ [Eb] whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking
And you spend [Gm] your life digging coal
[Ab] From the bottom of [G] your _ [Gm] grave _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] You'll _ never leave [Dm] _ _ [Gm] Harlan _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thanks _ _ _ _ _
for watching and please like and subscribe! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
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Within the album Moneyland, written by Darrell Scott, you'll find this song.

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