{"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":70503,"song":"Kern River","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/70503-kern-river-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/70503?type=chord","rating":4.7712,"votes":151,"content":"From: lindsey@sirius.com (Tom Lindsey)\r\n\r\nKern River\r\nMerle Haggard\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll never swim Kern River again.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was there that I met her.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIt was there that I lost my best friend.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd now I live in the mountains.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#m[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI drifted up here with the wind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I may drown in still water,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I'll never swim Kern River again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI grew up in an oil town,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut my gusher never came in.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the river was a boundary[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]E[/ch]    ([ch]E7[/ch]) [ch]E9[/ch]\r\nWhere my  darlin' and I used to swim.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne night in the moonlight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe swiftness swept here life away.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd now I live on Lake Shasta and[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLake Shasta is where I will stay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll never swim Kern River again.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was there that I met her.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIt was there that I lost my best friend.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd now I live in the mountains.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#m[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI drifted up here with the wind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I may drown in still water,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I'll never swim Kern River again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's the South San Joaquin,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere the seeds of the dust bowl are found.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd there's a place called Mount Whitney[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]E[/ch]   ([ch]E7[/ch]) [ch]E9[/ch]\r\nFrom where the mighty Kern River comes down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, it's not  deep nor wide,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it's a mean piece of water my friend.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I may cross on the highway,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I'll never swim Kern River again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'll never swim Kern River again.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was there that I met her.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIt was there that I lost my best friend.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd now I live in the mountains.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C#m[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI drifted up here with the wind.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I may drown in still water,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I'll never swim Kern River again.[/tab]","plain_text":"From: lindsey@sirius.com (Tom Lindsey)\n\nKern River\nMerle Haggard\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:","chords":["D","A","E","E7","C#m","E9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}