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River chords (for the acoustic guitar)
Joni Mitchell 1971
Piano intro
C Am C Am C Am G
F C
It's coming on Christmas
F C
They're cutting down trees
F C
They're putting up reindeer
F C
And singing songs of joy and peace
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F C
But it don't snow here
F C
It stays pretty green
F C
I'm going to make a lot of money
F C
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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F G
I wish I had a river so long
C F Am Dm Dm7
I would teach my feet to fly wooh . .
C F G C
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C G C
I made my baby cry
piano break
F C
He tried hard to help me
F C
You know, he put me at ease
F C
And he loved me so naughty
F C
Made me weak in the knees
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F C
I'm so hard to handle
F C
I'm selfish and I'm sad
F C
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
F C
That I ever had
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
F G
I wish I had a river so long
C F Am Dm Dm7
I would teach my feet to fly wooh . .
C F G C
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C G C
I made my baby say goodby
F C
It's coming on Christmas
F C
They're cutting down trees
F C
They're putting up reindeer
F C
And singing songs of joy and peace
Am G
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C Am C Am C Am Am
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