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