You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
Brad PaisleyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
= x02020
= x13331(bar chord) or xx3331
= x32010
= xx0231
= 133211(bar chord) or xx3211
= 320003
In the deep, dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there Ipread on`a hillside gravestone
&65533; [A7] ` [Dm]
jYou wil never leave Harlan alive
Well m) granddad's dad walked down Katahrins Mountain
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
Said, won't you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler
&65533; [A7] ` [Dm]
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away
No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
'Til a man from the Northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills said, I'll pay you for your minerals
&65533; [A7] ` [Dm]
But he never left Harlan alive
&65533; [A7] ` [Dm]
Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
To a farm where big Richland River winds
I bet they danced them a jig, laughed and sang a new song
&65533; [A7] [Dm]
Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive
Instrumen$al Brea;: (same chords as verse)
But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
And ole granddad knew what he'd do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal And sent the money back to granny
&65533; [A7] [Dm]
But he never left Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away
Last Chorus:
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
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
&65533; [A7] [Dm]
You will never leave Harlan alive
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Readable chord sheet for You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Brad Paisley
[A7] = x02020
[Bb] = x13331(bar chord) or xx3331
[C] = x32010
[Dm] = xx0231
[F] = 133211(bar chord) or xx3211
[G] = 320003
In the [Dm]deep, dark [F]hills of [C]eastern Ken[G]tucky
That's the [Dm]place where I t[F]race my blood[Bb]line
And it's [Bb]there Ip[F]read on`a [C]hillside g[G]ravestone
[Bb] &
jYou wil never leave Harlan alive
Well m)[Dm] granddad's d[F]ad walked down [C]Katahrins [G]Mountain
And he [Dm]asked Tillie [F]Helton to be his [Bb]bride
Said, wo[Bb]n't you walk with [F]me out of the [C]mouth of this [G]holler
[Bb] &
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
Where the sun comes [F]up about [Bb]ten [C]in the [F]morning
And the sun [Dm]goes 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 [Dm]life just thinkin' of[Bb] how to get [Dm]away
No one [Dm]ever [F]knew there was [C]coal in them [G]mountains
'Til a [Dm]man from the [F]Northeast [Bb]arrived
Waving [Bb]hundred dollar [F]bills said, I'll [C]pay you for your [G]minerals
[Bb] &
But he never left Harlan alive
[Bb] &
Granny [Dm]sold out [F]cheap and [C]they moved out west of [G]Pineville
To a [Dm]farm where [F]big Richland River [Bb]winds
I [Bb]bet they [F]danced them a [C]jig, laughed and [G]sang a new song
[Bb] &
Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive
Instrumen$al Brea;: (same chords as verse)
But the [Dm]times got [F]hard and [C]tobacco wasn't [G]selling
And ole [Dm]granddad knew [F]what he'd do to [Bb]survive
He went and [Bb]dug for Harlan [F]coal And sent the [C]money back to [G]granny
[Bb] &
But he never left Harlan alive
Where the sun comes [F]up about [Bb]ten [C]in the [F]morning
And the sun [Dm]goes 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 [Dm]life just thinkin' of[Bb] how to get [F]away
Last Chorus:
Where the sun comes[F] up about[Bb] ten[C] in the [F]morning
And the sun [Dm]goes down about[Bb] three[F] in the[Bb] day
And you fill your [F]cup with whatever [Bb]bitter b[C]rew you're [F]drinkin'
And you spend your [Dm]life digging coal from the [Bb]bottom of your [Dm]grave
In the [Dm]deep dark [F]hills of [C]eastern [G]Kentucky
That's [Dm]the place [F]where I trace my [Bb]bloodline
And it's [Bb]there I [F]read on a [C]hillside [G]gravestone
[Bb] &
You will never leave Harlan alive