River chordsJoni Mitchell
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0Intro
C Am F G
Verse 1
It's Csus4coming on CChristmas
They're Csus4cutting down Ctrees
They're Csus4putting up Creindeer
And singing Csus4songs ofC joy and peace
Oh, I Amwish I had a river I could skate aGway on
Verse 2
But Csus4it don't Csnow here
It Csus4stays pretty Cgreen
I would Fteach my feet to Cfly-Dm--- Am Dm7whoa
I'm gonna Csus4make a lot of Cmoney
Then I'm gonna Csus4quit this Ccrazy scene
Oh, I Amwish I had a river I could skate aGway on
Chorus
I Fwish I had a river so Glong
I would Cteach my feet to Ffly-Am--- Dm Dm7wooh
He Csus4tried hard to Chelp me
I Cwish I had a riverG I could skate away Fon
CI made my Gbaby Ccry
Interlude
C Am G
Verse 3
He Csus4tried hard to Chelp me
You know, he Csus4put me at Cease
But Csus4it don't Csnow here
And he Csus4loved me so Cnaughty
Made me Csus4weak in the Cknees
Oh, I Amwish I had a river I could skate aGway on
Verse 4
I'm Csus4so hard to Chandle
CI made my Gbaby Ccry
I'm Csus4selfish and I'm Csad
Now I've gone and Csus4lost the best Cbaby
That Csus4I ever Chad
Oh, I Amwish I had a river I could skate aGway on
Chorus
I Fwish I had a river so Glong
I would Cteach my feet to Ffly-Am--- Dm Dm7whoa
I Cwish I had a riverG I could skate away Fon
I'm Csus4selfish and I'm Csad
I Cmade my Gbaby Csay goodbye
Interlude
C Am G
Verse 5
It's Csus4coming on CChristmas
They're Csus4cutting down Ctrees
They're Csus4putting up Creindeer
And singing Csus4songs ofC joy and peace
They're Csus4cutting down Ctrees
Oh, I Amwish I had a river I could skate aGway on
Outro
G F Dm
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Key: C Major
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Original 1971 recording from the album Blue.