Chords with lyrics
Craig Cardiff - River (Joni Mitchell Cover)
Capo 1
Intro: G+G , E minorEm , C majorC , D MajorD , G+G (each note is quite long under solo bit)
G+G
It's coming on Christmas
G+G
They're cutting down trees
G+G
They're putting up reindeer
G+G
And singing songs of joy and peace
G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
G+G
But it don't snow here
G+G
It stays pretty green
G+G
I'm going to make a lot of money
G+G
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C majorC D MajorD
I wish I had a river so long
G+G G/F# E minorEm
I would teach my feet to fly
C majorC D MajorD G+G G+G
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I made my baby cry
Interlude: G+G , E minorEm , C majorC , D MajorD , G+G
G+G
You tried hard to help me
G+G
and put me at ease
G+G
And he loved me so naughty
G+G
Made me weak in the knees
G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
G+G
I'm so hard to handle
G+G
Selfish and I'm sad
G+G
I've gone and lost the best baby
G+G
I've ever had
G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
Oh, I wish I had a river to skate away on
C majorC D MajorD
I wish I had a river so long
G+G G/F# E minorEm E minorEm
I would teach my feet to fly
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I made my baby say goodbye
G+G
It's coming on Christmas
G+G
They're cutting down trees
G+G
They're putting up reindeer
G+G
And singing songs of joy and peace
G/F# E minorEm D MajorD
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
C majorC D MajorD G+G