Chords for You"ll Never Leave Harlan Alive
Tempo:
116.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
Eb
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[D] [Gm]
In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone You will never [D] leave Harlan [Gm] alive
Oh my grandfather's [Bb] stead across the [F] Cumberland [C] mountain Where [Gm] he took a pretty [Bb] girl to be his [Eb] bride
Said won't you walk with [Bb] me out the [F] mouth of this [C] holler Or [Eb] we'll never [D] leave Harlan [Gm] alive
Where the sun [Bb] comes up [Eb] about [Gm] ten in the [Bb] morning And the sun [Gm] goes down [Eb] about three in the day
And you [Bb] feel your cup and [Eb] whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking You [Gm] spend your life just thinking of [Eb] how to [Gm] get away
No one ever [F] knew [C] there was coal in the mountains Till a [Gm] man [Bb] from the northeast [Eb] arrived
Waving hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said I'll [F] pay for [C] your minerals But [Eb] he never [D] left Harlan [Gm] alive
Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap and they moved out [F] west to [C] Pineville To [Gm] a farm where big [Bb] Richland River [Eb] was
And I bet they danced and [Bb] jinked and laughed and [F] sang a new [C] song Who said [Eb] we'd never [D] leave [Gm] Harlan alive
[Bb] [C]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [G] [Eb]
[D] [Gm]
But the times they [F] got hard and tobacco [C] wasn't selling And [G] old granddad knew [Bb] what he'd do to [Eb] survive
He went and dug for Harlan [Bb] coal [G] and sent the money back to [C] grandma But he [Eb] never [D] left [Gm] Harlan alive
Where the [Bb] sun comes up [Eb] about ten in [F] the morning And the sun [Gm] goes down about [Eb] three in the day
And [Bb] you feel your cup and whatever [Eb] bitter brew you're drinking You spend [Gm] your life digging coal [Eb] from the bottom of [Gm] your grave
[C]
[Eb]
[D] [Gm]
[N]
[G] [Gm]
[D] [Gm]
In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone You will never [D] leave Harlan [Gm] alive
Oh my grandfather's [Bb] stead across the [F] Cumberland [C] mountain Where [Gm] he took a pretty [Bb] girl to be his [Eb] bride
Said won't you walk with [Bb] me out the [F] mouth of this [C] holler Or [Eb] we'll never [D] leave Harlan [Gm] alive
Where the sun [Bb] comes up [Eb] about [Gm] ten in the [Bb] morning And the sun [Gm] goes down [Eb] about three in the day
And you [Bb] feel your cup and [Eb] whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking You [Gm] spend your life just thinking of [Eb] how to [Gm] get away
No one ever [F] knew [C] there was coal in the mountains Till a [Gm] man [Bb] from the northeast [Eb] arrived
Waving hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said I'll [F] pay for [C] your minerals But [Eb] he never [D] left Harlan [Gm] alive
Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap and they moved out [F] west to [C] Pineville To [Gm] a farm where big [Bb] Richland River [Eb] was
And I bet they danced and [Bb] jinked and laughed and [F] sang a new [C] song Who said [Eb] we'd never [D] leave [Gm] Harlan alive
[Bb] [C]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[C] [G] [Eb]
[D] [Gm]
But the times they [F] got hard and tobacco [C] wasn't selling And [G] old granddad knew [Bb] what he'd do to [Eb] survive
He went and dug for Harlan [Bb] coal [G] and sent the money back to [C] grandma But he [Eb] never [D] left [Gm] Harlan alive
Where the [Bb] sun comes up [Eb] about ten in [F] the morning And the sun [Gm] goes down about [Eb] three in the day
And [Bb] you feel your cup and whatever [Eb] bitter brew you're drinking You spend [Gm] your life digging coal [Eb] from the bottom of [Gm] your grave
[C]
[Eb]
[D] [Gm]
[N]
Key:
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Eb
C
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_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ In the deep dark hills _ of eastern Kentucky _ _ That's the place where I trace my _ bloodline _
_ _ And it's there I read on a _ hillside _ gravestone You _ _ will never [D] leave Harlan [Gm] alive
_ _ Oh my _ grandfather's [Bb] stead across the [F] _ Cumberland [C] mountain _ Where [Gm] he took a pretty [Bb] girl to be his [Eb] bride
_ Said won't you walk with [Bb] me out the [F] mouth of this [C] holler _ Or [Eb] we'll never [D] leave _ Harlan [Gm] alive
_ _ Where the sun [Bb] comes _ up _ [Eb] about [Gm] ten in the [Bb] morning And the sun [Gm] goes down _ _ [Eb] about three in the day
And you [Bb] feel your _ cup and [Eb] whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking You [Gm] spend your life just thinking of [Eb] how to [Gm] get away _
_ _ No one ever [F] knew [C] there was coal in the _ mountains _ _ Till a [Gm] man [Bb] from the northeast [Eb] _ arrived _ _
Waving hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said I'll [F] pay for [C] your minerals _ But [Eb] he never [D] left Harlan [Gm] alive
_ _ _ Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap and they moved out [F] west to [C] Pineville To _ [Gm] a farm where big [Bb] Richland River [Eb] _ was
And I bet they danced and [Bb] jinked and laughed and [F] sang a new [C] song Who said [Eb] we'd never [D] leave _ [Gm] Harlan alive _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ But the times they [F] got hard and tobacco [C] wasn't selling And [G] old granddad knew [Bb] what he'd do to [Eb] survive
_ _ He went and dug for Harlan [Bb] coal [G] and sent the money back to [C] grandma _ But he [Eb] _ never [D] left _ [Gm] Harlan alive
Where the [Bb] sun comes _ up _ [Eb] about ten in [F] the morning And the sun [Gm] goes _ down _ about [Eb] three in the day
And [Bb] you feel your cup _ and whatever [Eb] bitter brew you're drinking You spend [Gm] your life digging coal [Eb] from the bottom of [Gm] your grave _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ In the deep dark hills _ of eastern Kentucky _ _ That's the place where I trace my _ bloodline _
_ _ And it's there I read on a _ hillside _ gravestone You _ _ will never [D] leave Harlan [Gm] alive
_ _ Oh my _ grandfather's [Bb] stead across the [F] _ Cumberland [C] mountain _ Where [Gm] he took a pretty [Bb] girl to be his [Eb] bride
_ Said won't you walk with [Bb] me out the [F] mouth of this [C] holler _ Or [Eb] we'll never [D] leave _ Harlan [Gm] alive
_ _ Where the sun [Bb] comes _ up _ [Eb] about [Gm] ten in the [Bb] morning And the sun [Gm] goes down _ _ [Eb] about three in the day
And you [Bb] feel your _ cup and [Eb] whatever bitter [Bb] brew you're drinking You [Gm] spend your life just thinking of [Eb] how to [Gm] get away _
_ _ No one ever [F] knew [C] there was coal in the _ mountains _ _ Till a [Gm] man [Bb] from the northeast [Eb] _ arrived _ _
Waving hundred [Bb] dollar bills, said I'll [F] pay for [C] your minerals _ But [Eb] he never [D] left Harlan [Gm] alive
_ _ _ Grandma sold [Bb] out cheap and they moved out [F] west to [C] Pineville To _ [Gm] a farm where big [Bb] Richland River [Eb] _ was
And I bet they danced and [Bb] jinked and laughed and [F] sang a new [C] song Who said [Eb] we'd never [D] leave _ [Gm] Harlan alive _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ But the times they [F] got hard and tobacco [C] wasn't selling And [G] old granddad knew [Bb] what he'd do to [Eb] survive
_ _ He went and dug for Harlan [Bb] coal [G] and sent the money back to [C] grandma _ But he [Eb] _ never [D] left _ [Gm] Harlan alive
Where the [Bb] sun comes _ up _ [Eb] about ten in [F] the morning And the sun [Gm] goes _ down _ about [Eb] three in the day
And [Bb] you feel your cup _ and whatever [Eb] bitter brew you're drinking You spend [Gm] your life digging coal [Eb] from the bottom of [Gm] your grave _ _ _ _
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