Youll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Patty Loveless, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Youll Never Leave Harlan Alive

by Patty Loveless

Biography:

Patty Loveless (born Patty Lee Ramey on January 4, 1957 in Pikeville, Kentucky) has been one of the most popular female country singers since the 1990s. She rose to stardom thanks to her mix of honky tonk and emotive country ballads.

She released her self-titled debut in 1987, and released "Mountain Soul II" on September 29, 2009.

Following throat surgery to repair her vocal chords, she released the album Only What I Feel in 1993 to the best reviews of her career and won multiple awards.

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Patty Loveless - You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down between Chords ##

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[INTRO]
Em G D Em G D Em

N.C. (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'll never leave Harlan alive"

G D A
Oh, my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Em G C
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
G A C
Said, "Won't you walk with me out the mouth of this hollow
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 ~ C
And the sun goes down about three in the day
G C ~ G
And you'll fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
~ Em F Em
And you spend your life just thinking of how to get away

G D A
No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
Em G C
'Til a man from the northeast arrived
G A C
Waving hundred dollar bills, said, "I'll pay you for your minerals"
Em B7 Em
But he never left Harlan alive

G D A
Grandma sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
Em G C
To a farm where big Richland River winds
G A C
And I bet they danced them a jig and they laughed and sang a new song
Em B7 Em
"Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive?"

[INSTRUMENTAL]
Em G D A Em G C G A C Em B7 Em

G D A
But the times they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
Em G C
And old granddad knew what he'd do to survive
G A C
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to grandma
Em B7 Em
But he never left Harlan alive

[CHORUS]
G C ~ G
The sun comes up about ten in the morning
~ Em F ~ C
And the sun goes down about three in the day
G C ~ G
And you'll fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
~ Em F Em
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave

[INTERLUDE]
N.C. Em G D A
Hm hm hmm hm hm hmm hm hm hmm hmm hmm
Em G C
Hm hm hmm hm hm hmm hm hmm
G A C
Hm hm hmm hm hm hmm hm hmm hm hm hmm
Em B7 Em
"You'll never leave Harlan alive"

[OUTRO] (## repeat 2x ##)

Em G D A Em G C G A C Em B7 Em