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Chords: A7 = x02020 Bb = x13331(bar chord) or xx3331 C = x32010 Dm = xx0231 F = 133211(bar chord) or xx3211 G = 320003 Dm F C G In the deep, dark hills of eastern Kentucky Dm F Bb That's the place where I trace my bloodline Bb F C G And it's there Ipread on`a hillside gravestone Bb A7 ` Dm jYou wil never leave Harlan alive Dm F C G Well my granddad's dad walked down Katahrins Mountain Dm F Bb And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride C Bb F C G Said, won't you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler Bb A7 ` Dm Or we'll never leave Harlan alive Chorus: F Bb F Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning Dm Bb F And the sun goes down about three in the day C F Bb F And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' Dm Bb Dm And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away Dm F C G No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains Dm F Bb 'Til a man from the Northeast arrived Bb F C G Waving hundred dollar bills said, I'll pay you for your minerals Bb A7 ` Dm But he never left Harlan alive Bb F A7 ` Dm [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/brad-paisley/310449.html ] Dm F C G Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville Dm F Bb To a farm where big Richland River winds Bb F C G I bet they danced them a jig, laughed and sang a new song Bb A7 Dm Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive (Instrumental)Chorus Chords Dm F C G But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling Dm F Bb And ole granddad knew what he'd do to survive Bb F C G He went and dug for Harlan coal And sent the money back to granny Bb A7 Dm But he never left Harlan alive Chorus: F Bb F Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning Dm Bb F And the sun goes down about three in the day F Bb F And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' Dm Bb F And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away Last Chorus: F Bb F Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning Dm Bb F And the sun goes down about three in the day F Bb F And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' Dm Bb Dm And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave Dm F C G In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky Dm F Bb That's the place where I trace my bloodline Bb F C G And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone Bb A7 Dm You will never leave Harlan alive |