Intro
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[Verse 1]
D/A A
It's coming on Christmas
D/A A
They're cutting down trees
D/A A
They're putting up reindeer
D/A A
And singing songs of joy and peace
F#m E
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Verse 2]
D/A A
But it don't snow here
D/A A
It stays pretty green
D/A A
I'm gonna make a lot of money
D/A A
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
F#m E
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Chorus]
D E
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
A D D/C# Bm
I would teach my feet to fly
A E A
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
D A F#m E
I made my baby cry
[Verse 3]
D/A A
He tried hard to help me
D/A A
You know, he put me at ease
D/A A
And he loved me so naughty
D/A A
Made me weak in the knees
F#m E
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Verse 4]
D/A A
I'm so hard to handle
D/A A
I'm selfish and I'm sad
D/A A
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
D/A A
That I ever had
F#m E
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Chorus]
D E
Oh, I wish I had a river so long
A D D/C# Bm
I would teach my feet to fly
A E A
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
D A F#m E
I made my baby say goodbye
[Verse 5]
D/A A
It's coming on Christmas
D/A A
They're cutting down trees
D/A A
They're putting up reindeer
D/A A
And singing songs of joy and peace
F#m E
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Outro]
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