Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

Kathy Mattea - You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive ## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down between Chords ## CAPO: 1st Fret INTRO: Em

In the deep dark ^Ghills of ^DEastern Ken^Atucky That's the ^Emplace where I ^Gtrace my blood^Cline And it's there that I re^Gad on a ^Dhillside grave^Astone "You'll ^Cnever leave ^B7Harlan alive"^Em

Oh, my granddad's ^Gdad crossed the ^DCumberland ^AMountains Where he ^Emtook a pretty ^Ggirl to be his ^Cbride Said, "Won't you walk with m^Ge out of the ^Dmouth of this ^Ahollow Or we'll ^Cnever leave ^B7Harlan a^Emlive?"

No one ever ^Gknew there was ^Dcoal in them ^Amountains 'Til a ^Emman from the ^Gnorth-east ar^Crived He was waving hundred dollar ^Gbills, said, "I'll ^Dpay you for your mine^Arals" But he ^Cnever left ^B7Harlan ali^Emve ^C ^B7 ^Em

Grandma sold out cheap^G and they ^Dmoved out west of ^APikeville To a ^Emfarm where big ^GRichland River ^Cwinds Oh, I bet they danced them a ^Gjig and they ^Dlaughed and sang a new ^Asong "Who ^Csaid we'd never leave ^B7Harlan ali^Emve?" ^C ^B7 ^Em

But the times got h^Gard and to^Dbacco wasn't selling^A And old ^Emgranddad knew what ^Ghe'd do to sur^Cvive So he went and dug for Harlan ^Gcoal, sent the ^Dmoney back to granny^A But he ^Cnever left ^B7Harlan alive^Em

CHORUS: G C ~ G Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning ~ Em F ~ C The sun goes down about three in the day G C ~ G And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking ~ Em F Em And you spend your life just thinking of how to get away CHORUS: G C ~ G The sun comes up about ten in the morning ~ Em F ~ C The sun goes down about three in the day G C ~ G And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking ~ Em F Em And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##) Em G D A Em G C G D A C B7 Em

Kathy Mattea - Youll never leave harlan alive