Kern River chords by Emmylou Harris
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Verse 1
(D major) I'll (G major) never swim Ker River (D major) again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost my be (A major) st friend.
And now I (G major) live in the mountains.
I (F sharp minor) drifted up here (D major) with the (G major) wind.
And I may (D major) drown in still water,
But I'll (A major) never swim Kern River (D major) again.
Verse 2
I grew (D major) up in an oil town,
(G major) But my gusher never came (D major) in.
And the river was a boundary
Where my darlin' and I use to (A major) swim.
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Verse 3
One (D major) night in the moonlight
The (G major) swiftness swept her live (D major) away.
And now I live on Lake Shasta and
Lake (A major) Shasta is where I (D major) will stay.
Verse 4
There's (D major) the South San Joaquin,
Where the (G major) seeds of the dust
bowl (D major) are found.
And there's a place called
Mount Whitney
From where the mighty Kern River
comes (A major) down. (Asus4) (A major)
Verse 5
Well, it's (D major) not deep nor wide,
But it's a (G major) mean piece
of water my (D major) friend.
And I may cross on the highway,
But (A major) I'll never swim Kern River again.
(D major)
Verse 6
I'll (G major) never swim Kern River (D major) again.
It was there I first met her.
It was there that I lost my
be (A major) st friend.
And now I (G major) live in the mountains.
I (F sharp minor) drifted up here with the (G major) wind.
And I may (D major) drown in still water,
But I'll (A major) never swim Kern River (D major) again.
Interlude 1
(D major) (G major)
(D major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (F sharp minor) (G major)
(D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 7
I'll (G major) never swim Kern River (D major) again.
It was there I first met her.
It was there that I lost my
be (A major) st friend.
And now I (G major) live in the mountains.
I (F sharp minor) drifted up here (D major) with the (G major) wind.
And I may (D major) cross on the highway,
But I'll (A major) never swim Kern River (D major) again.
(G major)
Kern River
Emmylou Harris
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