Capo III
Em G D A
In the deep, dark hills of eastern Kentucky
Em G C
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
C G A C
And it’s there I read on a hillside gravestone
Em B7 Em
You will never leave Harlan alive
Em G D A
Well my grandfather’s dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Em G C
And he took a pretty girl to be his bride
C G A C
He said, won’t you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler
Em B7 Em
Or we’ll never leave Harlan alive
Chorus:
G C G
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
Em F Em
And the sun goes down about three in the day
G C G
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinkin’
Em F Em
And you spend your life just thinkin’ of how to get away
Em G D A
No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
Em G C
‘Til a man from the Northeast arrived
C G A C
Waving hundred dollar bills said, I’ll pay you for your minerals
Em B7 Em
But he never left Harlan alive
Em B7 Em
Em G D A
Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
Em G C
To a farm where big Richland River winds
C G A C
I bet they danced them a jig, laughed and sang a new song
Em B7 Em
Who said we’d never leave Harlan alive
Em G D A
But the times they got hard and tobacco wasn’t selling
Em G C
And ole granddad knew what he’d do to survive
C G A C
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to granny
Em B7 Em
But he never left Harlan alive
G C G
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
Em F Em
And the sun goes down about three in the day
G C G
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinkin’
Em F Em
And you spend your life just thinkin’ of how to get away
G C G
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
Em F Em
And the sun goes down about three in the day
G C G
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you’re drinkin’
Em F Em
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
