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