Chords for Jean Ritchie Black Waters
Tempo:
173.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [B]
[E]
I come from the mountains, [B] Kentucky's [E] my home
Where the wild deer and the black [B] bear so lately [E] did roam
[A] By cool Russian waterfalls the [E] wildflowers dream
And through every green valley [B] there runs a clear stream
[E] Now there's scenes of destruction [A] on every hill
And [E] there's only black waters [B] run down [E] through my land
[A] Sad scenes of destruction on every [E]
hill
Black waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the land
Oh the quail, she's a pretty bird, [B] she sings a [E] sweet tongue
In the roots of the tall timber [B] she nests with her [E]
young
But the [A] hillside explodes with a [E] dynamite's roar
And the voices of the [Em] small birds [B] will sound there no more
[E] And the hillsides come a-sliding [A] so awful and grand
[E] And the flooding black waters [B] writhe over [E] my [F#] land
[A] Sad scenes of destruction on [E] every hill
Black waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the land
In the rising of the springtime we planted our corn
In the ending of the [B] springtime we buried [E] a son
[A] Summer come a nice man says [E] everything's fine
My dear just requires [B] a way to his mind
Then [E] they threw down the mountain [A] and covered my car
[E] And the grave of the [B] hillsides a mile deeper down
[E] And the man stands and talks [A] with his hat in his hand
As [E] the poisonous water spreads over my land
[A] Sad scenes of destruction on [E] every hill
Black waters, black [B] waters run down through the land
Well I ain't got no money [B] and not much [E] of a home
I own my own [B] but my land's not [E] my own
[A] But if I had ten million somewhere [E]
thereabouts
By Perry County and [B] I'd run them all out
[E] Set down all my bank [A] with my bait in my can
And just [E] watch the clear waters [B] run down through [E] my land
[A] Well wouldn't that be like the [E] old promised land
Black waters, black waters no more in my land
[N]
[E]
I come from the mountains, [B] Kentucky's [E] my home
Where the wild deer and the black [B] bear so lately [E] did roam
[A] By cool Russian waterfalls the [E] wildflowers dream
And through every green valley [B] there runs a clear stream
[E] Now there's scenes of destruction [A] on every hill
And [E] there's only black waters [B] run down [E] through my land
[A] Sad scenes of destruction on every [E]
hill
Black waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the land
Oh the quail, she's a pretty bird, [B] she sings a [E] sweet tongue
In the roots of the tall timber [B] she nests with her [E]
young
But the [A] hillside explodes with a [E] dynamite's roar
And the voices of the [Em] small birds [B] will sound there no more
[E] And the hillsides come a-sliding [A] so awful and grand
[E] And the flooding black waters [B] writhe over [E] my [F#] land
[A] Sad scenes of destruction on [E] every hill
Black waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the land
In the rising of the springtime we planted our corn
In the ending of the [B] springtime we buried [E] a son
[A] Summer come a nice man says [E] everything's fine
My dear just requires [B] a way to his mind
Then [E] they threw down the mountain [A] and covered my car
[E] And the grave of the [B] hillsides a mile deeper down
[E] And the man stands and talks [A] with his hat in his hand
As [E] the poisonous water spreads over my land
[A] Sad scenes of destruction on [E] every hill
Black waters, black [B] waters run down through the land
Well I ain't got no money [B] and not much [E] of a home
I own my own [B] but my land's not [E] my own
[A] But if I had ten million somewhere [E]
thereabouts
By Perry County and [B] I'd run them all out
[E] Set down all my bank [A] with my bait in my can
And just [E] watch the clear waters [B] run down through [E] my land
[A] Well wouldn't that be like the [E] old promised land
Black waters, black waters no more in my land
[N]
Key:
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Em
F#
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A
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I come from the mountains, [B] _ Kentucky's [E] my _ home
Where the wild deer and the black [B] bear so lately [E] did _ roam
_ [A] By cool Russian _ waterfalls the _ [E] wildflowers dream
_ And _ _ _ _ _ through every green valley [B] there runs a clear _ stream
_ [E] Now there's scenes of destruction [A] on _ every hill
_ _ And [E] there's only black waters [B] run down [E] through my land
_ _ [A] Sad scenes of destruction on every [E] _
_ _ _ hill _ _ _
Black _ waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the _ land
_ _ _ _ _ Oh the quail, she's a pretty bird, [B] she sings a [E] sweet tongue
_ In the roots of the tall timber [B] she nests with her [E] _
young
_ But the [A] hillside _ explodes with a _ [E] dynamite's _ _ _ _ roar
_ _ And the voices of the [Em] small birds [B] will sound there no _ more _
[E] And the hillsides come a-sliding [A] so awful and grand
_ _ _ [E] And the flooding black waters [B] writhe over [E] my _ [F#] land
_ [A] Sad scenes of destruction on _ [E] every _ hill _ _ _ _ _
_ Black waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the _ land
_ _ _ _ _ _ In the rising of the springtime we planted our _ corn
_ In the ending of the _ [B] springtime we buried [E] a son
_ _ _ [A] Summer come a nice man says [E] everything's fine _ _ _ _ _ _
My dear _ just requires [B] a way to his mind _
Then [E] they threw down the mountain [A] and covered my car _ _
[E] And the grave of the [B] hillsides a mile deeper _ down
_ [E] And the man stands and talks [A] with his hat in his hand
_ _ As [E] the poisonous water spreads over my _ land
_ [A] Sad scenes of destruction on _ [E] every hill _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Black waters, black [B] waters run down through the land _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I ain't got no money [B] and not much [E] of a home
_ _ _ I own my own _ [B] but my land's not [E] my own
_ _ [A] But if I had ten million _ somewhere _ [E]
thereabouts
_ By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Perry County and [B] I'd run them all out _ _
[E] Set down all my bank [A] with my bait in my can
And just [E] watch the clear waters [B] run down through [E] my land
_ _ [A] Well wouldn't that be like the [E] old promised _ _ _ _ land _
Black _ _ waters, black waters no more in my land
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I come from the mountains, [B] _ Kentucky's [E] my _ home
Where the wild deer and the black [B] bear so lately [E] did _ roam
_ [A] By cool Russian _ waterfalls the _ [E] wildflowers dream
_ And _ _ _ _ _ through every green valley [B] there runs a clear _ stream
_ [E] Now there's scenes of destruction [A] on _ every hill
_ _ And [E] there's only black waters [B] run down [E] through my land
_ _ [A] Sad scenes of destruction on every [E] _
_ _ _ hill _ _ _
Black _ waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the _ land
_ _ _ _ _ Oh the quail, she's a pretty bird, [B] she sings a [E] sweet tongue
_ In the roots of the tall timber [B] she nests with her [E] _
young
_ But the [A] hillside _ explodes with a _ [E] dynamite's _ _ _ _ roar
_ _ And the voices of the [Em] small birds [B] will sound there no _ more _
[E] And the hillsides come a-sliding [A] so awful and grand
_ _ _ [E] And the flooding black waters [B] writhe over [E] my _ [F#] land
_ [A] Sad scenes of destruction on _ [E] every _ hill _ _ _ _ _
_ Black waters, black waters [B] run down [E] through the _ land
_ _ _ _ _ _ In the rising of the springtime we planted our _ corn
_ In the ending of the _ [B] springtime we buried [E] a son
_ _ _ [A] Summer come a nice man says [E] everything's fine _ _ _ _ _ _
My dear _ just requires [B] a way to his mind _
Then [E] they threw down the mountain [A] and covered my car _ _
[E] And the grave of the [B] hillsides a mile deeper _ down
_ [E] And the man stands and talks [A] with his hat in his hand
_ _ As [E] the poisonous water spreads over my _ land
_ [A] Sad scenes of destruction on _ [E] every hill _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Black waters, black [B] waters run down through the land _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I ain't got no money [B] and not much [E] of a home
_ _ _ I own my own _ [B] but my land's not [E] my own
_ _ [A] But if I had ten million _ somewhere _ [E]
thereabouts
_ By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Perry County and [B] I'd run them all out _ _
[E] Set down all my bank [A] with my bait in my can
And just [E] watch the clear waters [B] run down through [E] my land
_ _ [A] Well wouldn't that be like the [E] old promised _ _ _ _ land _
Black _ _ waters, black waters no more in my land
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _