A família de Hagard vinha da região árida a leste de Oklahoma e vivia em um trailer em Bakersfield, Califórnia, quando Merle nasceu, em 6 de abril de 1937. Merle tinha nove anos quando seu pai, um competente violinista, morreu e, sem sua boa influência, começou a viver perigosamente. Praticou uma série de pequenos furtos, que lhe valeram várias entradas e saidas da prisão local. Então, em 1957, ele foi acusado de tentar assaltar uma residência, o que lhe rendeu sentença de 6 a 15 anos de prisão em San Quentin.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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Kern River Merle Haggard
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DA I'll never swim Kern River again. A It was there that I met her. AEE7 It was there that I lost my best friend. D And now I live in the mountains. C#mD I drifted up here with the wind. A And I may drown in still water, EA But I'll never swim Kern River again.
VERSE A I grew up in an oil town, DA But my gusher never came in. A And the river was a boundary AE (E7) E9 Where my darlin' and I used to swim.
A One night in the moonlight DA The swiftness swept here life away. A And now I live on Lake Shasta and AEA Lake Shasta is where I will stay.
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A There's the South San Joaquin, DA Where the seeds of the dust bowl are found. A And there's a place called Mount Whitney AE (E7) E9 >From where the mighty Kern River comes down. A Well, it's not deep nor wide, ADA But it's a mean piece of water my friend. A And I may cross on the highway, EA But I'll never swim Kern River again
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