Jean Ritchie – Black Waters chords
Chords:
[Verse]D A DI come from the mountains, Kentucky's my homeD A DWhere the wild deer and black bear so lately did roamG DBy the cool rushing waterfall the wildflowers dreamD AAnd through every green valley, there runs a clear streamD GNow there's scenes of destruction on every handD A DAnd only black waters run down through my land[Chorus]G ASad scenes of destruction on every handD A DBlack waters, black waters, run down through my land[Post-Chorus]D A DWell, the quail, she's a pretty bird and she sings a sweet tongueD A DIn the roots of tall timber she nests with her youngG DThe the hillside explodes with the dynamites roarD AAnd the voice of the small bird is heard there no moreD GAnd the mountain comes a sliding so awful and grandD A DAnd the flooding black waters rise over my land[Chorus]G ASad scenes of destruction on every handD A DBlack waters, black waters, run down through my land[Verse]D A DIn the coming of springtime we planted our cornD A DIn the ending of springtime we buried our sonG DIn the summer come a nice man saying everything's fineD AMy employer just requires a way to his mineD A DThen they tore down my mountain and covered my cornD A DNow the grave on the hillside's a mile deeper downG DAnd the man stands a talking with his hat in his handD A DWhile the poison black waters rise over my land[Chorus]G ASad scenes of destruction on every handD A DBlack waters, black waters, run down through my land[Post-Chorus]D A DWell I ain't got no money, not much of a homeD A DI own my own land, but my land's not my ownG DBut, if I had ten million, somewheres thereaboutD AWell, I'd buy Perry county and throw them all outD GAnd just sit down on the banks with my bait and my canD A DAnd watch the clear waters run down through my landG AWell, wouldn't that be just like the old promised land?D A DBlack waters, black waters no more in my landD A DBlack waters, black waters no more in my land