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