Harlan County
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[Refrão] 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 dead they're 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
[Refrão] 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 dead they're 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
[Refrão] 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 dead they're 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
[Refrão] 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 dead they're dry
Ending
D
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