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