I have seen some tab lying around for this song already but it wasn't really
ever complete so here you go... sorry if there are any mistakes etc this is
my 1st tab so please enjoy!
Chords:
A7 = x02020
Bb = x13331(bar chord) or xx3331
C = x32010
Dm = xx0231
F = 133211(bar chord) or xx3211
G = 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
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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
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Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
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 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
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But he never left Harlan alive
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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
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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
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But he never left Harlan alive
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 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
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You will never leave Harlan alive