River
Recorded by Joni Mitchell
Album: Single (2023)

(Non Capo)

(Intro)
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|(F) / / / |(F) / / / |(G) / / / |(G) / / / |

(Verse 1)
It's (F)coming on (C)Christmas
They're (F)cutting down (C)trees
They're (F)putting up rein-(C)deer
And singing (F)songs of (C)joy and peace
Oh, (Am)I wish I had a river I could skate (G) away on
 
(Verse 2)
But (F)it don't (C)snow here
It (F)stays pretty (C)green
I'm going to (F)make a lot of money (C)
Then I'm going to quit (F) this craz-(C)-y scene
Oh, I wish I had a (Am)river I could skate a-(G)way on
 
(Chorus 1)
(F)I wish I had a river so (G)long
I would (C) teach my feet to (F) fly, (Em) (Dm) wooh
I (C)wish I had a river (G) I could skate away (F) on
(F) I made (G) my baby cry (C)
 
(Solo)
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(Verse 3)
He (F)tried hard to help (C) me
You know, he (F)put me at ease (C)
And he (F)loved me so (C)naughty
Made me weak (F)in the (C)knees
(Am)Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate (G) away on (Am)(G)
 
(Verse 4)
(F) I'm so hard to (C)handle
I'm (F)selfish and I'm (C)sad
Now I've gone and (F)lost the best ba-(C)by
That I (F) ever (C)had
Oh, I wish I (Am)had a river I could skate (G) away on
 
(Chorus 2)
(F) I wish I had a river so (G)long
I would (C)teach my feet to (F) fly, (Em) (Dm) (Em) (F) (G) (Em) whoa
I wish (C)I had a river (G) I could skate away (C)on (G) (F)
(Am)I made my (G) (F)baby (C)say goodbye
 
(Solo)
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(Verse 1, repeated)
It's (F)coming on (C)Christmas
They're (F)cutting down (C)trees
They're (F)putting up rein-(C)deer
And singing (F)songs of joy (C)and peace
Oh, (Am) I wish I had a riv-(G)er (F) I could skate (G) away on
 
(Outro.)
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