The Harlan County Blues chords by
George Davis
George Davis

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Key: F major
Verse 1
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D

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Dm
Dm

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Well, a bunch of fellas just a day,
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D

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G

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an hour or two, Harlan went
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A

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They told me about the fun they had,
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D

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all the time in jail they spent
Well, most of the fellas were like me,
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who didn't go along
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A

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But if you want their story, boys,
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just listen to this song
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Dm

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D

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Well, didn't have to be drunk,
they said,
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to get throwed in the can
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The only thing you needed be
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was just a union man
None of the boys didn't like it much,
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they said, they was treated bad
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They took their knives, their pocketbooks,
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or anything they had
They throwed Bill Wheeler in the can
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Gm
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with all his poison gasses
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He had no money to pay a fine
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but they just took his glasses
Then Kelly said you can't
do this to me
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Gm
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when they come to get his name
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Oh yes we can,
the jailer said you're
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in here just the same
Well, Delmas, he went down the street
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to a restaurant was bent
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Oh, and two fellas picked him up
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and to the jail he went
Then our president, he asked her, Vice,
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how'd you get along so well?
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And Taylor Cornett laughed and said,
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Boy, I'd hate to tell Lloyd
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Baker went over there
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and to dodge the jail he did.
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He said you'd all stayed out of jail
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if you kept your button in.
Then Sam Ward went to the jailhouse
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and the jailer he twirled his key.
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And Sam said, Mr. Jailer,
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oh won't you listen please?
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Everything grew quiet,
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boys, you couldn't hear a sound
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Turn them out, Sam Ward said,
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or we'll tear this jailhouse down
When they all was free again,
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you could hear them all take on
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Just think of the fun
that we'd have missed
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if you hadn't come along
Now my song is ended
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and I hope no one is sore
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If there is then please speak up
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D
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and I won't sing no more

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