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You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive chords by
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Bm
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2

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In the deep,
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D

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E
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dark hills of Eastern Kentucky
Bm
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That's the place where I trace
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my bloodline
D
D

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And it's there that I read on
A
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E
E

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a hillside gravestone
G
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F#
F#
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"You will never leave Harlan alive"
Bm
Bm
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Verse 2

D
D

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Well my Granddaddy's dad crossed
A
A

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E

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the Cumberland Mountain
Bm
Bm
2

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And he asked Nelly Has
D
D

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G

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sell to be his bride
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D

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D

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Said, "Won't you walk with me out
A
A

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E

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of the mouth of this holler
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F#
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Or we'll never leave Harlan alive"
Verse 3
D
D

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Where the sun comes up about
G
G

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A
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D
D

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ten in the morning
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Bm
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And the sun goes down
C
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D
D

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about three in the day
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G

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D

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And you fill your cup with whatever
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G

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A
A

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D
D

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bitter brew you're drinking
Bm
Bm
2

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And you spend your life
C
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Bm
Bm
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thinking of how to get away
Verse 4
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D
D

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No one ever knew there was
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E

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coal in them mountains
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D

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'Til a man from the northeast
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G

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arrived
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D

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G

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D

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Waving hundred dollar bills,
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A

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E

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he said "I'll pay you for your minerals"
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G

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But he never left Harlan alive
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Verse 5
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D
D

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Well Granny sold out cheap and they
A
A

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E

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moved out west of Pineville
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G

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To a farm where Big Richland River winds
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D

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D

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And I bet they danced them a jig,
A
A

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and they laughed and sang a new song
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"Who said we'd never leave
F#
F#
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Harlan alive?"
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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But the times, they got hard and
A
A

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tobacco wasn't selling
Bm
Bm
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And old Granddad knew what
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G

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he'd do to survive
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Well he went and dug for Harlan coal
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And he sent the money back to Granny
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But he never left Harlan alive
Verse 7
D
D

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Where the sun comes up about
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ten in the morning
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A

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And the sun goes down about
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three in the day
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And you fill your cup with whatever bit
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ter brew you're drinking
Bm
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And you spend your life just
C
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thinking of how to get away
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D

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And the sun comes up about
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G

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ten in the morning
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And the sun goes down about
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three in the day
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And you fill your cup with whatever
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bitter brew you're drinking
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Bm
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And you spend your life diggin' coal
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from the bottom of your grave
Verse 8
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In the deep,
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E
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dark hills of Eastern Kentucky
Bm
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That's the place where I
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trace my bloodline
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And it's there that I read on a
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E
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hillside gravestone
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F#
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"You will never leave Harlan alive"

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • E

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • C

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Montgomery Gentry is F major.

The primary chords used in You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive are F, Dm, C, G, Bb, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, C, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive is approximately 73 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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