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 itâs Bb there I F read on a C hillside g G ravestone
You will Bb never leave A7 Harlan a Dm live
Verse 2:
Well my granddadâs dad walked down Katahrins Mountain
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
Said, wonât you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler
Or weâll never leave Harlan alive
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 youâre F drinkinâ
And you spend your Dm life just thinkinâ of Bb how to get Dm away
Verse 3:
No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
ÎTil a man from the Northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills said, Iâll pay you for your minerals
But he never left Harlan alive
Bb A7 Dm Verse 4:
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
Who said weâd never leave Harlan alive
Instrumental Break: (same chords as verse)
Verse 5:
But the times they got hard and tobacco wasnât selling
And ole granddad knew what heâd do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to granny
But he never left Harlan alive
Repeat Chorus (last chord changes from Dm to F)
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 youâre F drinkinâ
And you spend your Dm life digging coal from the Bb bottom of your Dm grave
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 itâs there I read on a hillside gravestone
Dm (one strum)
You'll never leave Harlan alive
Chords:
A7 = x02020
Bb = x13331(bar chord) or xx3331
C = x32010
Dm = xx0231
F = 133211(bar chord) or xx3211
G = 320003
Brad Paisley
