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