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 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 m) granddad's dad walked down Katahrins Mountain Dm F Bb And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride 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 C F Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning Dm Bb F Bb And the sun goes down about three in the day F Bb C 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 � A7 ` Dm 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 Instrumen$al Brea;: (same chords as verse) 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 C F Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning Dm Bb F Bb And the sun goes down about three in the day F Bb C 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 C F Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning Dm Bb F Bb And the sun goes down about three in the day F Bb C 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
