Kern River chords by Merle Haggard, The Strangers
Verse 1
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Oh, I'll never swim Kern River again
It was there that I met her
D
It was there that I lost my best friend
C
Now I live in the mountains
Bm
C
I drifted up here with the wind
G
I may drown in still water,
D
G
but I'll never swim Kern River again
I grew up in an oil town,
C
G
but my crusher never came in
The river was a boundary
D
where my darlin' and I used to swim
G
One night in the moonlight,
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G
the swim swept her life away.
D
G
Now I live on Lake Shasta,
D
G
Lake Shasta is where I will stay.
There's the south of San Joaquin,
C
where the seats of the Dust
G
Bowl are found.
There's a place called Mount Whitney,
where the mighty Kern River
D
C
D
comes down.
G
Well, it's not deep nor wide,
C
G
but it's a mean piece of water, my friend,
and I may cross on the highway,
D
G
but I'll never swim Kern River again.
C
G
Oh, I'll never swim Kern River again.
It was there that I,
D
it was there that I lost my best friend
C
Now I live in the mountains,
Bm
I drift up here where the wind
C
G
And I may drown in the still water
D
But I'll never swallow
Outro 1
current river again
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G
C
G
Kern River
Merle Haggard, The Strangers
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