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