Chords for Merle Haggard - "Kern River"
Tempo:
141.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
It was there [E] that I left, it [A] was there [E] that I lost my best friend.
[F#]
[E]
[D] Now I live [A] in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind.
[A] And I may drown in [E] still water, but I'll never swim Kern River again.
I [A] grew up in an oil town, [D] but my gusher never [A] came in.
[E]
[Am] [A]
The river was a boundary where my darling and I [E] used to swim.
[F#]
[Em] [E]
One [A] night in the moonlight, [D] the swiftness swept her life [A] away.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] Now I live on Lake Shaston, [E] Lake Shaston is where I [A] will stay.
[E]
[A]
There's the great Saddenwalk King, [D] where the seeds of the dust bowl [A] are found.
And there's a place called Mount Whitney from where the mighty Kern River [E] comes down.
Well [A] now it's not deep nor wide, [D] but it's a mean piece of water, [A] my friend.
[E] And I may cross on the highway, but I'll never swim Kern River [A]
again.
[Em] Oh, [Dm] I'll never [D] swim Kern River [A] again.
[E] It was [A] there that I found her, it was there that I lost [E] my best friend.
[F#] [E]
[D] Now I live in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind.
And I [E] may wade where it's shallow, but I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
[E] Swim it, Norman.
[A] [D]
[C#m]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
It was there [E] that I left, it [A] was there [E] that I lost my best friend.
[F#]
[E]
[D] Now I live [A] in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind.
[A] And I may drown in [E] still water, but I'll never swim Kern River again.
I [A] grew up in an oil town, [D] but my gusher never [A] came in.
[E]
[Am] [A]
The river was a boundary where my darling and I [E] used to swim.
[F#]
[Em] [E]
One [A] night in the moonlight, [D] the swiftness swept her life [A] away.
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] Now I live on Lake Shaston, [E] Lake Shaston is where I [A] will stay.
[E]
[A]
There's the great Saddenwalk King, [D] where the seeds of the dust bowl [A] are found.
And there's a place called Mount Whitney from where the mighty Kern River [E] comes down.
Well [A] now it's not deep nor wide, [D] but it's a mean piece of water, [A] my friend.
[E] And I may cross on the highway, but I'll never swim Kern River [A]
again.
[Em] Oh, [Dm] I'll never [D] swim Kern River [A] again.
[E] It was [A] there that I found her, it was there that I lost [E] my best friend.
[F#] [E]
[D] Now I live in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind.
And I [E] may wade where it's shallow, but I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
[E] Swim it, Norman.
[A] [D]
[C#m]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Key:
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C#m
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Oh, I'll never swim Kern River _ [A] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
It was there [E] that I left, it [A] was there [E] that I lost my best friend.
_ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Now I live [A] in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And I may drown in [E] still water, but I'll never swim Kern River _ again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I [A] grew up in an oil town, [D] but my gusher _ never [A] came in.
[E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
The river was a boundary where my darling and I [E] used to swim.
_ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
One [A] night in the moonlight, [D] the swiftness swept her life [A] away.
_ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Now I live on Lake Shaston, [E] Lake Shaston is where I [A] will stay.
[E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _
There's the great Saddenwalk King, [D] where the seeds of the dust bowl [A] are found. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And there's a place called Mount Whitney from where the mighty Kern River [E] comes down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well [A] now it's not deep nor wide, [D] but it's a mean piece of water, [A] my friend. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And I may cross on the highway, but I'll never swim Kern River _ [A]
again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Oh, [Dm] I'll never [D] swim Kern River [A] again.
_ _ _ [E] It was [A] there that I found her, it was there that I lost [E] my best friend.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Now I live in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [E] may wade where it's shallow, but I'll never swim Kern River _ [A] again.
_ [E] Swim it, Norman.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
It was there [E] that I left, it [A] was there [E] that I lost my best friend.
_ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Now I live [A] in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] And I may drown in [E] still water, but I'll never swim Kern River _ again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I [A] grew up in an oil town, [D] but my gusher _ never [A] came in.
[E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
The river was a boundary where my darling and I [E] used to swim.
_ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
One [A] night in the moonlight, [D] the swiftness swept her life [A] away.
_ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] Now I live on Lake Shaston, [E] Lake Shaston is where I [A] will stay.
[E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _
There's the great Saddenwalk King, [D] where the seeds of the dust bowl [A] are found. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And there's a place called Mount Whitney from where the mighty Kern River [E] comes down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well [A] now it's not deep nor wide, [D] but it's a mean piece of water, [A] my friend. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And I may cross on the highway, but I'll never swim Kern River _ [A]
again. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Oh, [Dm] I'll never [D] swim Kern River [A] again.
_ _ _ [E] It was [A] there that I found her, it was there that I lost [E] my best friend.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Now I live in the mountains, [C#m] I drifted up here [D] with the wind. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I [E] may wade where it's shallow, but I'll never swim Kern River _ [A] again.
_ [E] Swim it, Norman.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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