Key: C
Introduction:
C
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
Am
Oh, I wish I had a river
G9
I could skate away on
C
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
Am
This crazy scene
Oh, I wish I had a river
G9
I could skate away on
F
I wish I had a
G
River so long
C
I would teach
C
Oh, I wish I had a river
G F7M(9)
I could skate away on
F G C6(9) G
I made my baby cry
C
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
Am
Oh, I wish I had a river
G
I could skate away on
C9 C
I'm so hard to handle
C9 C
I'm selfish and I'm sad
C9
Now I've gone and lost
C
The best baby
That I ever had
Am
I wish I had a river
G9
I could skate away on
F
I wish I had a
G
River so long
C
I would teach
C
Oh, I wish I had a river
G F7M(9)
I could skate away on
F G C6(9) G
I made my baby say goodbye
C9 C
It's coming on Christmas
C9 C
They're cutting down trees
C9 C
They're putting up reindeer
C9
And singing songs
Am
Of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river
G9
I could skate away on