Key: E
Introduction: E
E
It's coming on Christmas
E
They're cutting down trees
E
They're putting up reindeer
E
And singing songs of joy and peace
C#m7 B
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
E
But it don't snow here
E
It stays pretty green
E
I'm gonna make a lot of money
E
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy scene
C#m7 B
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
A B
I wish I had a river so long
E B F#m
I would teach my feet to fly
E B A B A
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
E
I made my baby cry
E
She tried hard to help me
E
She put me at ease
E
And she loved me so naughty
E
Made me weak in the knees
C#m7 B
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
E
I'm so hard to handle
E
I'm selfish and I'm sad
E
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
E
That I ever had
C#m7 B
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
A B
I wish I had a river so long
E B F#m
I would teach my feet to fly
E B A B A
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
E A
I made my baby say goodbye
E A
E
It's coming on Christmas
E
They're cutting down trees
E
They're putting up reindeer
E
And singing songs of joy and peace
C#m7 B A
I wish I had a river I could skate away on