Biography:
Loudon Wainwright III (born 5 September 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright , children of his marriage to the late Kate McGarrigle. In 1970 he acquired a record deal with Atlantic Records, who released his first album.
A graduate of St. Andrew's School, Wainwright is best known for a 1972 novelty song hit Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)
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Other songs:
- Daughter
- Dead Shunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Drinking Song
- Got A Ukulele
- Hard Day On The Planet
- Tip That Waitress
- When You Leave
- A Year
- Black Uncle Remus
- Cardboard Boxes
- Dead Man
- Dilated To Meet You
- Donations
- Dreaming
- Four Mirrors
- Ghost Blues
- Glad To See Youve Got Your Religion
- Good Ship Venus
- Grey In La
- Grown Man
- Harlan County
- Heaven
- High Wide Handsome
- Hollywood Hopeful
- Homeless
- Human Cannonball
- I Had A Dream
- I Know Im Unhappy
- I Suppose
- Im Alright
- In C
- Iwiwal
- Love And I Hate It
- Lullaby
- Man And Dog
- Men
- Motel Blues
- Muse Blues
- New Paint
- One Man Guy
- Over The Hill
- Pretty Good Day
- Primrose Hill
- Prince Hals Dirge
- Reciprocity
- Road Ode
- School Days
- So Damn Happy
- Sometimes I Forget
- Strange Weirdos
- Strange Wierdos
- Suddenly Its Christmas
- Surviving Twin
- Swimming Song
- The Days That We Die
- The Picture
- The Shit Song
- Therapy
- Turkish Revelry
- Unfriendly Skies
- Unhappy Anniversary
- Unrequited To The Nth Degree
- Valley Morning
- What Gives
- White Winos
- You Cant Fail Me Now
- Your Mother And I
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Please enjoy! The strumming pattern heard is a strum on each chord change
with possible repeated strum with repeated chord. Any pattern works but
listen to the song for ideas! Thank you!
Also, the F#m can be Bm if one is too hard. I strongly recommend switching to Bm instead of a F#m at the
the last line of each section but I didn't want to change it
and make it too complicated. But other than that, I recommend the F#m.
Here is the changed "last" line for each section:
Bm A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
Thanks again and good luck!
No capo
Harlan County - Loudon Wainwright III - D major
arranged by: oliviahaley
[Chorus]
D F#m
I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry
[Verse]
D F#m
Yeah you can get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
Go to the city of Cumberland
D F#m
Go to the package store on main street
F#m A D
A 20 dollar bill in your right hand
[Chorus]
D F#m
But I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
And I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
[Verse]
D F#m
I climbed to the top of old black mountain
D A D
That's the highest peak in Kentucky
D F#m
And if you're tired, drunk or crazy
F#m A D
Drive on up in an A-T-V
D F#m
I saw a bear up on Black Mountain
D A D
Carrying a six-pack in it's claws
D F#m
I shot that bear and I took it's six-pack
F#m A D
And yes I guess I broke the law
[Chorus]
D F#m
'Cuz I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
[Verse]
D F#m
Yeah they play a little golf in Harlan County
D A D
Hunting, camping, fishing too
D F#m
Still got coal mines down in Harlan
F#m A D
I'd stay out of them if I was you
D F#m
And they cook a little meth in Harlan County
D A D
Chemistry in the kitchen sink
D F#m
Unless your over in Cumberland city,
F#m A D
A thirsty man can't get a drink
[Final chorus]
D F#m
No I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
[Ending]
D
with possible repeated strum with repeated chord. Any pattern works but
listen to the song for ideas! Thank you!
Also, the F#m can be Bm if one is too hard. I strongly recommend switching to Bm instead of a F#m at the
the last line of each section but I didn't want to change it
and make it too complicated. But other than that, I recommend the F#m.
Here is the changed "last" line for each section:
Bm A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
Thanks again and good luck!
No capo
Harlan County - Loudon Wainwright III - D major
arranged by: oliviahaley
[Chorus]
D F#m
I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry
[Verse]
D F#m
Yeah you can get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
Go to the city of Cumberland
D F#m
Go to the package store on main street
F#m A D
A 20 dollar bill in your right hand
[Chorus]
D F#m
But I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
And I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
[Verse]
D F#m
I climbed to the top of old black mountain
D A D
That's the highest peak in Kentucky
D F#m
And if you're tired, drunk or crazy
F#m A D
Drive on up in an A-T-V
D F#m
I saw a bear up on Black Mountain
D A D
Carrying a six-pack in it's claws
D F#m
I shot that bear and I took it's six-pack
F#m A D
And yes I guess I broke the law
[Chorus]
D F#m
'Cuz I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
[Verse]
D F#m
Yeah they play a little golf in Harlan County
D A D
Hunting, camping, fishing too
D F#m
Still got coal mines down in Harlan
F#m A D
I'd stay out of them if I was you
D F#m
And they cook a little meth in Harlan County
D A D
Chemistry in the kitchen sink
D F#m
Unless your over in Cumberland city,
F#m A D
A thirsty man can't get a drink
[Final chorus]
D F#m
No I can't get a drink in Harlan County
D A D
I can't get a drink and I don't know why
D F#m
Why I ever came to Harlan County
F#m A D
Harlan County's damn near dry.
[Ending]
D
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