{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1865915,"song":"Kern River Blues","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1865915-kern-river-blues-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1865915?type=chord","rating":4.94478,"votes":27,"content":"Kern River Blues - Merle Haggard\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                    [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I’m leaving town tomorrow getting’ my breakfast in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I’m leavin’ in the early morning eat my breakfast in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A7[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBe a donut on a paper drink my coffee on the fly[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                    [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCause I’m flyin’ out on jet plane gonna leave this town behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m flyin’ out on jet plane gonna leave this town behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A7[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey done moved the city limits out by the county line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPut my head up to the window watched the city fade away[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPut my head close to the window watch Oildale fade away[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow the blues back in the 30’s just like the blues today[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere used to be a river here runnin’ deep and wide[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell they used to have Kern River runnin’ deep and wide[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen somebody stole the water another politician lied[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                 [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you close down all the honky tonks the city died at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen you close down all the honky tonks the city died at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen it hurt somebody’s feelings well the wrong ain’t never right[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I’m leavin’ town forever kiss an old boxcar goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell I’m leavin’ town forever kiss an old boxcar goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A7[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd dump my blues down in the river, but the old Kern River’s dry[/tab]","plain_text":"Kern River Blues - Merle Haggard","chords":["D","A7","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}