River

Words & Music:

Joni Mitchell

 

C   Am   FM7   G7

 

     F         C                  F            C

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees.

        F          C                    F                C

They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.

      Am                                 G

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

 

But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green.

I'm going to make a lot of money, then I'm going to quit this crazy scene.

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

 

F                       G Gsus4       C                F   Am/E   Dm

I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet to fly.

      C            F/C  G               FM7

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

  F/C          C   Am   G   F/D   G

I made my baby cry.

 

He tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease.

And he loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees.

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on

 

I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad.

Now, I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had.

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

 

F                    G  F/G

I wish I had a river so long,

C                        F   Am/E   Dm Em/D Dm Em/D  Dm7

I would teach my feet to fly

      C                 G                FM7

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

  F/C              C   Am   G   Dm7   G7

I made my baby say goodbye.

 

It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees.

They're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.

      Am                                Bb  G  F/G  F  D  Am/D  Dm  D5

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

 




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