Chords for Merle Haggard.... "Kern River" (HQ Video)
Tempo:
78.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Oh, I'll never swim Kern River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost [E] my best friend.
[D] Now I live in the mountains.
[C#m] I drifted up here [D] where the wind.
[A] I may drown in still water,
but [E] I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
I grew [E] up in an oil [A] town,
but my gusher never came in.
[E] And the river [A] was a boundary
where my darling and I [E] used to swim.
[A] One night in the [D] moonlight,
the sweetness [A] swept her life [E] away.
[A]
Now I live on Lake [E] Shasta.
Lake Shasta is where I will stay.
[A] There's the South San Joaquin
[D] where the seats of the Dust [A] Bowl are found.
There's a place [E] called Mount Whitney
[A] where the mighty Kern River [E] comes [B] down.
[E] [A] Well, it's not deep nor [D] wide,
but it's a [A] big piece of water, my [E] friend.
[A] And I may cross on the [E] highway,
but I'll never swim Kern River again.
[D] Oh, I'll never swim Kern [A] River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there I lost my [E] best friend.
[D] Now I live in the [C#m] mountains.
I drifted up [D] here where the wind.
[A] And I may drown in still water,
[E] but I'll never swim Kern River again.
[A]
It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost [E] my best friend.
[D] Now I live in the mountains.
[C#m] I drifted up here [D] where the wind.
[A] I may drown in still water,
but [E] I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
I grew [E] up in an oil [A] town,
but my gusher never came in.
[E] And the river [A] was a boundary
where my darling and I [E] used to swim.
[A] One night in the [D] moonlight,
the sweetness [A] swept her life [E] away.
[A]
Now I live on Lake [E] Shasta.
Lake Shasta is where I will stay.
[A] There's the South San Joaquin
[D] where the seats of the Dust [A] Bowl are found.
There's a place [E] called Mount Whitney
[A] where the mighty Kern River [E] comes [B] down.
[E] [A] Well, it's not deep nor [D] wide,
but it's a [A] big piece of water, my [E] friend.
[A] And I may cross on the [E] highway,
but I'll never swim Kern River again.
[D] Oh, I'll never swim Kern [A] River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there I lost my [E] best friend.
[D] Now I live in the [C#m] mountains.
I drifted up [D] here where the wind.
[A] And I may drown in still water,
[E] but I'll never swim Kern River again.
[A]
Key:
A
E
D
C#m
B
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, I'll never swim Kern River again. _ _ _
_ It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost [E] my best friend. _ _ _ _
[D] Now I live in the mountains.
[C#m] I drifted up here [D] where the wind.
_ _ _ _ [A] I may drown in still water,
but [E] I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
I _ _ _ grew [E] up in an oil [A] town,
but my gusher never came in.
_ _ _ [E] _ And the river [A] was a boundary
where my darling and I [E] used to swim. _ _
_ _ [A] One night in the [D] moonlight,
the sweetness [A] swept her life [E] away.
_ [A] _ _
Now I live on Lake [E] Shasta.
Lake Shasta is where I will stay.
_ [A] _ _ There's the South San Joaquin
[D] where the seats of the Dust [A] Bowl are found. _ _ _
_ There's a place [E] called Mount Whitney
[A] where the mighty Kern River [E] comes [B] down.
_ [E] _ _ [A] Well, it's not deep nor [D] wide,
but it's a [A] big piece of water, my [E] friend. _
[A] _ _ And I may cross on the [E] highway,
but I'll never swim Kern River again. _ _ _ _
[D] Oh, I'll never swim Kern [A] River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there I lost my [E] best friend. _ _
_ _ [D] Now I live in the [C#m] mountains.
I drifted up [D] here where the wind.
_ _ _ [A] And I may drown in still water,
[E] but I'll never swim Kern River _ _ again.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Oh, I'll never swim Kern River again. _ _ _
_ It was there that I met her.
It was there that I lost [E] my best friend. _ _ _ _
[D] Now I live in the mountains.
[C#m] I drifted up here [D] where the wind.
_ _ _ _ [A] I may drown in still water,
but [E] I'll never swim Kern River [A] again.
I _ _ _ grew [E] up in an oil [A] town,
but my gusher never came in.
_ _ _ [E] _ And the river [A] was a boundary
where my darling and I [E] used to swim. _ _
_ _ [A] One night in the [D] moonlight,
the sweetness [A] swept her life [E] away.
_ [A] _ _
Now I live on Lake [E] Shasta.
Lake Shasta is where I will stay.
_ [A] _ _ There's the South San Joaquin
[D] where the seats of the Dust [A] Bowl are found. _ _ _
_ There's a place [E] called Mount Whitney
[A] where the mighty Kern River [E] comes [B] down.
_ [E] _ _ [A] Well, it's not deep nor [D] wide,
but it's a [A] big piece of water, my [E] friend. _
[A] _ _ And I may cross on the [E] highway,
but I'll never swim Kern River again. _ _ _ _
[D] Oh, I'll never swim Kern [A] River again.
It was there that I met her.
It was there I lost my [E] best friend. _ _
_ _ [D] Now I live in the [C#m] mountains.
I drifted up [D] here where the wind.
_ _ _ [A] And I may drown in still water,
[E] but I'll never swim Kern River _ _ again.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _