River
Joni MitchellVersion1
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It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly wooh . .
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
piano break
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly wooh . .
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodby
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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Readable chord sheet for River by Joni Mitchell
[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [G] It's [F]coming on [C]Christmas They're [F]cutting down [C]trees They're [F]putting up [C]reindeer And singing songs of [F]joy and [C]peace Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on But [F]it don't [C]snow here It [F]stays pretty [C]green I'm going to [F]make a lot of [C]money Then I'm going to quit this [F]crazy [C]scene Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on I [F]wish I had a river so [G]long I would [C]teach my feet to [F]fl[Am]y [Dm] [Dm7]wooh . . I [C]wish I had a [F]river I could [G]skate away [C]on [C]I made my [G]baby [C]cry piano break He [F]tried hard to [C]help me You know, he [F]put me at [C]ease And he [F]loved me so [C]naughty Made me [F]weak in the [C]knees Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on I'm [F]so hard to [C]handle I'm [F]selfish and I'm [C]sad Now I've [F]gone and lost the [C]best baby That [F]I ever [C]had Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on I [F]wish I had a river so [G]long I would [C]teach my feet to [F]fl[Am]y [Dm] [Dm7]wooh . . I [C]wish I had a [F]river I could [G]skate away [C]on [C]I made my [G]baby say good[C]by It's [F]coming on [C]Christmas They're [F]cutting down [C]trees They're [F]putting up [C]reindeer And singing songs of [F]joy and [C]peace Oh, I [Am]wish I had a river I could [G]skate away on [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [Am]