Key: E major•
Verse 1
Kentucky's my home
Where the wild deer and black
bear so lately did roam
there runs a clear stream
B
E
down through my land
Verse 2
A
E
Sad scenes of destruction on every hand
Black waters, black waters,
Verse 3
run down through my land
E
Well, the quail, she's a pretty bird
B
E
and she sings a sweet tongue
In the roots of tall timber she
B
E
nests with her young
B
E
the dynamites roar
is heard there no more
B
E
rise over my land
Verse 4
Black waters, black waters,
B
E
run down through my land
Verse 5
E
In the coming of springtime
B
E
we planted our corn
In the ending of springtime
B
E
we buried our son
My employer just requires
Verse 6
B
E
waters rise over my land
Verse 7
A
E
Sad scenes of destruction on every hand
Black waters, black waters,
B
E
run down through my land
Verse 8
E
Well I ain't got no money,
not much of a home
I own my own land,
B
E
but my land's not my own
Bb
A
E
somewheres thereabout
Well, I'd buy Perry county and
B
E
down through my land
A
Well,
Verse 9
wouldn't that be just like
the old promised land?
E
Black waters,
black waters no more in my land
Black waters,
B
E
black waters no more in my land
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B Bb
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