'Black Water, Cold Mountain' - Original Song

Inspired by one of my favourite films 'Cold Mountain', which was based on the utterly beautiful book of the same name by Charles Frazier.

The song refers to the scene where Ada looks down the Swanger's well using a mirror and the water at the bottom of the well conjures an image of her love, Inman, who is away fighting for the south in the civil war. The black water of the well shows Inman walking home to Ada and falling down in the snow surrounded by black crows, a vision of what was come.

Black water
Black water tell me how
Black tidings follow you somehow
Mirror tell me if you are walking home
Or will black crows leave you
Lying in the snow

Cold Mountain
I feel your cold wind blow

I hold on
To all my thoughts of you
Like tiny diamonds shining in the gloom
Of my memory
Of all that we had done
Of those days long ago
When I could feel the sun

Cold Mountain
I've held on for you so long

World spinning
And you are at the centre
A corridor
Of desperate vertigo
These images
Of Fields and lies and gunfire
No clearer
Than black water in the well

Cold Mountain
Please wake me from this spell

capo on 2
chords used:
300400 (just pick base note and third and fourth string)
300200 (just pick base note and third and fourth string)
8X0000 (X = 10th fret)
790000
570000
hard to explain the picking patterns but hopefully it is not to hard to work them out.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• black
• water
• cold
• mountain
• original
• song
• joe
• burton
• Folk
• Country
• Alternative

[jonnysoze]

Nice Song

I might do a cover :-)

[joeburton77]

@jonnysoze thanks, glad you liked it, please do, i'd love to hear it!!

cheers

joe

[MinorGrrrl]

i love it so much, you're great!

[joeburton77]

@MinorGrrrl thanks very much!! and ty for subscribing too :)

[jeremiahde]

I want this song. How do I get it

[joeburton77]

@jeremiahde hi there, you can download a better recorded version on itunes, amazon.com, cdbaby, etc, just search for my name.. if you want this version personal message me with your email address and i'll send it to you :)

[KingProgdor]

Really good stuff to listen to when you're tired. It's very soothing and relaxing. Low, gruff, breathy vocals are a nice touch.

[xxxjamxxx638]

brilliant song, very relaxing, best ive heard since damien rice :)

[nodollarsign]

A poet!



[jeremiahde]

I listen to it once a noght. Every day I am afraid it won't be here anymore

[goecotom]

Love it

[joeburton77]

@OnlyTy91 glad you like it - there is a better recorded version over there >>>> if you are interested

thanks for the sub

joe