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