Intro
G G Em Em C C D D
[Verse 1]
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
Em D
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Verse 2]
C/G G
But it don't snow here
C/G G
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
Em 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/B Am
I would teach my feet to fly
G D G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C G Em D
I made my baby cry
[Verse 3]
C/G G
He tried hard to help me
C/G G
You know, he put me at ease
C/G G
And he loved me so naughty
C/G G
Made me weak in the knees
Em 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
C/G G
That I ever had
Em 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/B Am
I would teach my feet to fly
G D G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C G Em 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
Em D
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
[Outro]
D D D D D D
C C C C
Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G Am/G