Chords for You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive cover
Tempo:
70.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
Eb
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [C]
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Gm] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] In the deep [Bb] dark hills [C] of eastern Kentucky, [Gm] that's the place where I trace [Eb] my bloodline.
And it's there I rest on [C] the hillside gravestone.
[Gm] I'll never leave [G] Harlem alive.
[Gm]
Oh, my [Bb] grandfather's there [F] across the [C] thundering mountains,
[Gm] and he took a [Bb] pretty girl to [Eb] be his bride.
Won't you walk [Bb] with me [C] out of the mouth of this heart?
[Gm] We'll never [D] leave [Gm] Harlem alive.
The [Bb] sun comes up [Eb] about ten [Bb] in the morning, and the [Gm] sun goes down [Ab] about three [Eb] in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away.
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[C] [Eb] [Gm]
[Gm] No one ever [Bb] knew it [F] was cold in [C] the mountains,
till a [Bb] man from the northeast [Eb] fly.
Paid those hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said [C] I'll pay for [Eb] your mimosas,
but he never [D] left Harlem alive.
[Gm] Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap, and [F] they moved out [C] west for a while.
[Gm] To a farm [Bb] where there'd be rich laundry [Eb] for a while.
But they danced, [Bb] they were jiggy, they [C] laughed, and sang [Eb] a new song.
Who [Gm] said we'd never [D] leave Harlem [Gm] alive?
The sun comes [Bb] up [Eb] about ten in [Bb] the morning, and the sun [Gm] goes down [Ab] about three in [Eb] the day.
You fill [Bb] your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away.
[F] [C] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
But the times, [Bb] they got hard, [F] and tobacco [C] wasn't selling.
[Gm] No granddad [Bb] knew what he'd do [Eb] to survive.
He went and dug [Bb] for Harlem coal, [C] and sent the money back to grandma.
[Gm] But he never left Harlem alive.
The sun [Bb] comes up [Eb] about [F] ten in the morning, and [Gm] the sun goes down [Ab] about [Eb] three in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup [Eb] with whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking,
and you [Gm] spend your life digging coal [Ab] from the bottom [Gm] of a grave.
[Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[D] [G]
[Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Gm] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] In the deep [Bb] dark hills [C] of eastern Kentucky, [Gm] that's the place where I trace [Eb] my bloodline.
And it's there I rest on [C] the hillside gravestone.
[Gm] I'll never leave [G] Harlem alive.
[Gm]
Oh, my [Bb] grandfather's there [F] across the [C] thundering mountains,
[Gm] and he took a [Bb] pretty girl to [Eb] be his bride.
Won't you walk [Bb] with me [C] out of the mouth of this heart?
[Gm] We'll never [D] leave [Gm] Harlem alive.
The [Bb] sun comes up [Eb] about ten [Bb] in the morning, and the [Gm] sun goes down [Ab] about three [Eb] in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away.
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[C] [Eb] [Gm]
[Gm] No one ever [Bb] knew it [F] was cold in [C] the mountains,
till a [Bb] man from the northeast [Eb] fly.
Paid those hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said [C] I'll pay for [Eb] your mimosas,
but he never [D] left Harlem alive.
[Gm] Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap, and [F] they moved out [C] west for a while.
[Gm] To a farm [Bb] where there'd be rich laundry [Eb] for a while.
But they danced, [Bb] they were jiggy, they [C] laughed, and sang [Eb] a new song.
Who [Gm] said we'd never [D] leave Harlem [Gm] alive?
The sun comes [Bb] up [Eb] about ten in [Bb] the morning, and the sun [Gm] goes down [Ab] about three in [Eb] the day.
You fill [Bb] your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away.
[F] [C] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gm]
But the times, [Bb] they got hard, [F] and tobacco [C] wasn't selling.
[Gm] No granddad [Bb] knew what he'd do [Eb] to survive.
He went and dug [Bb] for Harlem coal, [C] and sent the money back to grandma.
[Gm] But he never left Harlem alive.
The sun [Bb] comes up [Eb] about [F] ten in the morning, and [Gm] the sun goes down [Ab] about [Eb] three in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup [Eb] with whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking,
and you [Gm] spend your life digging coal [Ab] from the bottom [Gm] of a grave.
[Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[D] [G]
Key:
Bb
Gm
Eb
C
F
Bb
Gm
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ In the deep [Bb] dark hills [C] of eastern Kentucky, [Gm] that's the place where I trace [Eb] my bloodline.
And it's there I rest on [C] the hillside gravestone.
[Gm] I'll never leave [G] Harlem alive.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, my [Bb] grandfather's there [F] across the [C] thundering mountains,
[Gm] and he took a [Bb] pretty girl to [Eb] be his bride.
_ Won't you walk [Bb] with me [C] out of the mouth of this heart?
[Gm] We'll never [D] leave [Gm] Harlem alive.
_ _ _ _ The [Bb] sun comes up [Eb] about ten [Bb] in the morning, and the [Gm] sun goes down _ [Ab] about three [Eb] in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ No one ever [Bb] knew it [F] was cold in [C] the mountains,
till a [Bb] man from the northeast [Eb] fly.
_ Paid those hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said [C] I'll pay for [Eb] your mimosas,
but he never [D] left Harlem alive. _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap, and [F] they moved out [C] west for a while.
[Gm] To a farm [Bb] where there'd be rich laundry [Eb] for a while.
But they danced, [Bb] they were jiggy, they [C] laughed, and sang [Eb] a new song.
Who [Gm] said we'd never [D] leave Harlem [Gm] alive?
_ _ _ _ _ The sun comes [Bb] up [Eb] about ten in [Bb] the morning, and the sun [Gm] goes down _ [Ab] about three in [Eb] the day.
You fill [Bb] your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But the times, [Bb] they got hard, [F] and tobacco [C] wasn't selling.
[Gm] No granddad [Bb] knew what he'd do [Eb] to survive.
He went and dug [Bb] for Harlem coal, [C] and sent the money back to grandma.
[Gm] But he never left Harlem alive.
_ _ _ _ The sun [Bb] comes up [Eb] about [F] ten in the morning, and [Gm] the sun goes down _ [Ab] about [Eb] three in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup _ [Eb] with whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking,
and you [Gm] spend your life digging coal [Ab] from the bottom [Gm] of a grave. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ In the deep [Bb] dark hills [C] of eastern Kentucky, [Gm] that's the place where I trace [Eb] my bloodline.
And it's there I rest on [C] the hillside gravestone.
[Gm] I'll never leave [G] Harlem alive.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, my [Bb] grandfather's there [F] across the [C] thundering mountains,
[Gm] and he took a [Bb] pretty girl to [Eb] be his bride.
_ Won't you walk [Bb] with me [C] out of the mouth of this heart?
[Gm] We'll never [D] leave [Gm] Harlem alive.
_ _ _ _ The [Bb] sun comes up [Eb] about ten [Bb] in the morning, and the [Gm] sun goes down _ [Ab] about three [Eb] in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew [Bb] you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ No one ever [Bb] knew it [F] was cold in [C] the mountains,
till a [Bb] man from the northeast [Eb] fly.
_ Paid those hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said [C] I'll pay for [Eb] your mimosas,
but he never [D] left Harlem alive. _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap, and [F] they moved out [C] west for a while.
[Gm] To a farm [Bb] where there'd be rich laundry [Eb] for a while.
But they danced, [Bb] they were jiggy, they [C] laughed, and sang [Eb] a new song.
Who [Gm] said we'd never [D] leave Harlem [Gm] alive?
_ _ _ _ _ The sun comes [Bb] up [Eb] about ten in [Bb] the morning, and the sun [Gm] goes down _ [Ab] about three in [Eb] the day.
You fill [Bb] your cup with [Eb] whatever bitter brew you're drinking,
and you spend [Gm] your life just thinking of [Ab] how to [Gm] get away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But the times, [Bb] they got hard, [F] and tobacco [C] wasn't selling.
[Gm] No granddad [Bb] knew what he'd do [Eb] to survive.
He went and dug [Bb] for Harlem coal, [C] and sent the money back to grandma.
[Gm] But he never left Harlem alive.
_ _ _ _ The sun [Bb] comes up [Eb] about [F] ten in the morning, and [Gm] the sun goes down _ [Ab] about [Eb] three in the day.
You [Bb] fill your cup _ [Eb] with whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking,
and you [Gm] spend your life digging coal [Ab] from the bottom [Gm] of a grave. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _