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Patty Loveless - You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive Chords

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ChordsEm, G, D, A, C, B7, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmGDEmGDEm
IntheEmdeep,darkGhillsofDeastern AKentucky
That’stheEmplacewhereIGtracemy Cbloodline
Andit’sCthereIGreadon`aAhillsideCgravestone
You’llEmneverleaveB7Harlan Emalive
OhmyEmgrandfather’sGdadcrossedtheDCumberlandAMountains
WhereheEmtookaprettyGgirltobehisCbride
Said,Cwon’tyouwalkwithGmeoutoftheAmouthofthisCholler
Orwe’llEmneverleaveB7Harlan Emalive
WherethesuncomesGupaboutCtenintheGmorning
AndthesungoesEmdownaboutFthreeintheCday
AndyoufillyourGcupwithwhateverCbitterbrewyou’reGdrinking
AndyouspendyourEmlifejustthinkingofFhowtoget Emaway
NooneEmeverGknewtherewasDcoalinthemAmountains
‘TilaEmmanfromtheGNortheastCarrived
WavingChundreddollarGbillssaid,I’llApayyouforyourCminerals
ButheEmneverleftB7Harlan Emalive
GrandmaEmsoldoutGcheapandtheyDmovedoutwesttoAPineville
ToaEmfarmwherebigGRichlandRiverCwinds
ICbettheydancedthemaGjigandtheylaughedandAsanganewCsong
WhosaidEmwe’dneverleaveB7Harlan Emalive
EmGDAEmGC
CGACEmB7Em
ButtheEmtimestheygotGhardandDtobaccowasn’tAselling
AndoleEmgranddadknewGwhathe’ddoto Csurvive
HewentandCdugforHarlanGcoalandsenttheAmoneybacktoCgrandma
ButEmheneverleftB7Harlan Emalive
WherethesuncomesGupaboutCtenintheGmorning
AndthesungoesEmdownaboutFthreeintheCday
AndyoufillyourGcupwithwhateverCbitterbrewyou’reGdrinking
AndyouspendyourEmlifediggingcoalfromtheCbottomofyourEmgrave
HmhmEmhmmhmhmGhmmhmhmDhmmhmmAhmm
HmhmEmhmmhmhmGhmmhmChmm
HmhmhmmhmhmGhmmhmAhmmhmhmChmm
You’llEmneverleaveB7Harlan Emalive”
EmGDAEmGC
CGACEmB7Em
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ArtistPatty Loveless
AlbumMoneyland
GenresCountry
Year2008
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Patty Loveless - You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive on guitar requires 7 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive uses these transitions most often: Em → G (20), C → G (14), and G → C (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

Em to G

2. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

G to D

3. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

D to Em

4. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Switching from D to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

D to A

5. A → Em chord transition

To move from A to Em:

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

6. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

7. G → A chord transition

Switching from G to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

8. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

9. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

10. Em → B7 chord transition

Switching from Em to B7:

  1. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

11. Em → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to F:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

12. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive.

  • You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive includes 126 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
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