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