River

	  		 
 

Intro: G , Em , C , D , G (each note is quite long under solo bit) 

G 
It's coming on Christmas 
G 
They're cutting down trees 
G 
They're putting up reindeer 
G                          
And singing songs of joy and peace 
G/F# Em                    D                      
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on 

G 
But it don't snow here 
G 
It stays pretty green 
G 
I'm going to make a lot of money 
G                           
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene 
G/F# Em                       D                   
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on 

  C                        D 
I wish I had a river so long 
        G          G/F#     Em 
I would teach my feet to fly 
  C               D                     G    G 
I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
 C        D        G 
I made my baby cry 

Interlude:  G , Em , C , D , G 

G 
You tried hard to help me 
G 
and put me at ease 
G 
And he loved me so naughty 
G                    
Made me weak in the knees 
G/F# Em                  D                              
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on 

G 
I'm so hard to handle 
G 
Selfish and I'm sad 
G 
I've gone and lost the best baby 
G            
I've ever had 
G/F#  Em                D                    
Oh, I wish I had a river to skate away on 

  C                        D 
I wish I had a river so long 
        G          G/F#     Em    Em 
I would teach my feet to fly 
  C               D        G 
I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
 C        D      G 
I made my baby say goodbye 

G 
It's coming on Christmas 
G 
They're cutting down trees 
G 
They're putting up reindeer 
G                                  
And singing songs of joy and peace 
G/F# Em               D                       
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on 
C                    D                      G 
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on