River

C Am F G

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus 1]

  F                     G
I wish I had a river so long
        C                F   Am   
I would teach my feet to fly----  
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  C                 G             
I wish I had a river I could skate
      F
 away on
C         G    C
I made my baby cry

[Interlude]

C Am G

[Verse 3]

   F             C
He tried hard to help me
             F         C
You know, he put me at ease
       F           C
And he loved me so naughty
        F           C
Made me weak in the knees
      Am                        
Oh, I wish I had a river I could 
        G
skate away on

[Verse 4]

    F          C
I'm so hard to handle
    F               C
I'm selfish and I'm sad
                  F             C
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
     F      C
That I ever had
      Am                        
Oh, I wish I had a river I could 
        G
skate away on

[Chorus 2]

  F                     G
I wish I had a river so long
        C                F   Am   
I would teach my feet to fly----  
Dm   Dm7
     whoa
  C                 G             
I wish I had a river I could skate
      F
 away on
  C       G    C
I made my baby say goodbye

[Interlude]

C Am G

[Verse 1, repeated]

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

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