You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Darrell Scott
Verse 1:
In the d[Dm]eep, dark h[F]ills of e[C]astern Kent[G]ucky
That's the p[Dm]lace where I tr[F]ace my bloodl[Bb]ine
And it?s t[Bb]here I r[F]ead on a h[C]illside gr[G]avestone
You will n[Bb]ever leave H[A7]arlan al[Dm]ive
Verse 2:
Well my g[Dm]randdad?s d[F]ad walked down K[C]atahrins Mount[G]ain
And he asked T[Dm]illie Helton t[F]o be his b[Bb]ride
Said, won?t you w[Bb]alk with m[F]e out of the m[C]outh of this h[G]oller
Or we?ll n[Bb]ever leave H[A7]arlan al[Dm]ive
Chorus:
Where the sun comes [F]up about [Bb]ten [C]in the m[F]orning
And the sun g[Dm]oes down about [Bb]three [F]in the [Bb]day
And you fill your c[F]up with whatever b[Bb]itter br[C]ew you?re d[F]rinkin?
And you spend your l[Dm]ife just thinkin? of [Bb]how to get a[Dm]way
Verse 3:
No one e[Dm]ver knew [F]there was coal i[C]n them mount[G]ains
?Til a man f[Dm]rom the Nor[F]theast arr[Bb]ived
Waving hundred d[Bb]ollar b[F]ills said, I?ll p[C]ay you for your m[G]inerals
But he n[Bb]ever left H[A7]arlan a[Dm]live
[Bb] [A7] [Dm]
Verse 4:
Granny s[Dm]old out c[F]heap and they moved o[C]ut west of P[G]ineville
To a farm wh[Dm]ere big Rich[F]land River [Bb]winds
I bet they d[Bb]anced t[F]hem a jig, la[C]ughed and sang a n[G]ew song
Who said[Bb] we?d never[A7] leave [Dm]Harlan alive
Instrumental Break: (same chords as verse)
Verse 5:
But the times t[Dm]hey got hard a[F]nd tobacco w[C]asn?t sel[G]ling
And ole grand[Dm]dad knew what h[F]e?d do to s[Bb]urvive
He went and [Bb]dug for Harl[F]an coal and s[C]ent the money back [G]to granny
But he n[Bb]ever left H[A7]arlan a[Dm]live
Repeat Chorus (last chord changes from Dm to F)
Last Chorus:
Where the sun comes [F]up about [Bb]ten [C]in the m[F]orning
And the sun g[Dm]oes down about [Bb]three [F]in the [Bb]day
And you fill your c[F]up with whatever b[Bb]itter br[C]ew you?re d[F]rinkin?
And you spend your l[Dm]ife digging coal from the b[Bb]ottom of your g[Dm]rave
Last verse:
Dm (one strum)
In the deep, dark hills of eastern Kentucky
Dm (one strum)
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
Dm (one strum)
And it?s there I read on a hillside gravestone
Dm (one strum)
You'll never leave Harlan alive
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