F
C
I’ll never swim Kern River again
G7
It was there that I lost my best friend
F
And now I live in the mountains
Em
F
I drifted up here with the wind
C
And I may drown in still water
G7
C
But I’ll never swim Kern River again
F
C
But my gusher never came in
G7
Where my darling and I used to swim
C
One night in the moonlight
F
C
The swiftness swept here life away
G7
C
Lake Shasta is where I will stay
F
C
Where the seeds of the dust bowl are found
G7
From where the mighty Kern River comes down
C
Well it’s not deep nor wide
F
C
But it’s a mean piece of water my friend
G7
C
But I’ll never swim Kern River again
F
C
I’ll never swim Kern River again
G7
It was there that I lost my best friend
F
And now I live in the mountains
Em
F
I drifted up here with the wind
C
And I may drown in still water
G7
C
But I’ll never swim Kern River again
G7
Em
F
C
