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